Analysis of serum antibody profile against H pylori VacA and CagA antigens in Turkish patients with duodenal ulcer

Erzin Y., Altun S., DOBRUCALI A. M., Aslan M., ERDAMAR ÇETİN A. S., DİRİCAN A., ...More

WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.12, no.42, pp.6869-6873, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 42
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6869
  • Journal Name: WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.6869-6873
  • Keywords: H pylori, Western blot, CagA, VacA, duodenal ulcer, VACUOLATING TOXIN GENE, PEPTIC-ULCER, VIRULENCE FACTORS, MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION, CYTOTOXIN PRODUCTION, NONULCER DYSPEPSIA, INFECTION, DISEASE, ASSOCIATION, STRAINS
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

AIM: To investigate the frequency of seropositivity against CagA, VacA proteins and to determine their independent effects on the development of duodenal ulcer (DU) in Turkish patients.