Prevalence of <it>Helicobacter pylori vacA</it>, <it>cagA</it>, <it>iceA </it>and <it>oipA </it>genotypes in Tunisian patients

• Main Authors: Najjar Taoufik (Author), Ben Mami Nabil (Author), Fillali Azza (Author), Labbene Mounir (Author), Masmoudi Afef (Author), Zribi Meriem (Author), Fendri Chédlia (Author), Ben Mansour Khansa (Author), Meherzi Ahmed (Author), Sfar Tahar (Author), Burucoa Christophe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Distinct virulence factors of <it>H. pylori</it> have been described: the vaculating cytotoxin (vacA), the cytotoxin associated gene (cagA), the induced by contact with epithelium factor Antigen (iceA gene) and the outer...