Helicobacter pylori Western cagA genotype in Egyptian patients with upper gastrointestinal disease
Background: Infection with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) causes persistent gastritis that may progress to fatal gastric cancer. The cytotoxin-associated gene A protein (CagA), encoded by the cytotoxin-associated gene A (cagA) is the main virulence factor associated with more severe clinical outcom...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110863018300703 |