Open AccessHelicobacter pylori vacAs1a and s1b alleles from clinical isolates from different regions of Chile show a distinct geographic distribution
Author(s) -
M Marcela Díaz,
Alejandra Valdivia,
Patricio Martı́nez,
J J Bonilla Palacios,
Paul Harris,
J Novales,
Enrique de Ramón Garrido,
Diego Valderrama,
Christopher Shilling,
Arturo Kirberg,
E Hebel,
Jodi Eugenia Lourdes F del Fierro,
Rafael Bravo,
Freddy Siegel,
Gloria León,
Gabriela Klapp,
Alejandro Venegas
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i40.6366
Subject(s) - genotype , helicobacter pylori , allele , gastritis , veterinary medicine , biology , ecology , medicine , genetics , gene
To establish the most common vacA alleles in Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) strains isolated from Chilean patients and its relationship with gastritis and gastroduodenal ulcers.