Genetic variants of Helicobacter pylori type IV secretion system components CagL and CagI and their association with clinical outcomes

Genetic variants of Helicobacter pylori type IV secretion system components CagL and CagI and their association with clinical outcomes

Abstract Background Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with risk for chronic gastritis (CG), gastric ulcer (GU), duodenal ulcer (DU), and gastric cancer (GC). The H. pylori Cag type IV secretion system (TFSS) translocates the virulence factor cytotoxin-associated gene A protein into host ce...

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Main Authors: Hirofumi Ogawa, Akira Iwamoto, Toshihito Tanahashi, Rina Okada, Koji Yamamoto, Shin Nishiumi, Masaru Yoshida, Takeshi Azuma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Gut Pathogens
Subjects:
Helicobacter pylori
Whole-genome sequencing
Type IV secretion system
CagL
CagI
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13099-017-0165-1

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