Abstract
The vacA s and m genotypes and the presence of cagA and IS605 were determined in Helicobacter pylori strains from patients with mono- and multiple infections. Surprisingly, these genetic markers were not associated with nonulcer dyspepsia or mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. The presence of cagA correlated with the presence of the vacA s1 allele (P < 0.05), whereas the presence of IS605 was associated with the presence of the s2 allele (P < 0.05).
MeSH terms
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Antigens, Bacterial*
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
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DNA Transposable Elements*
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics*
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Dyspepsia / complications
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Dyspepsia / microbiology*
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Genotype
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Helicobacter Infections / complications
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Helicobacter Infections / microbiology*
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Helicobacter pylori / classification
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Helicobacter pylori / genetics*
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Helicobacter pylori / isolation & purification
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Humans
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Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / complications
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Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / microbiology*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
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Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
Substances
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Antigens, Bacterial
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Bacterial Proteins
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DNA Transposable Elements
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DNA, Bacterial
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VacA protein, Helicobacter pylori
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cagA protein, Helicobacter pylori