Infection with Specific Helicobacter pylori-cag Pathogenicity Island Strains Is Associated with Interleukin-1B Gene Polymorphisms in Venezuelan Chronic Gastritis Patients

Miguel Angel Chiurillo,Yeinmy Morán,Miryan Cañas,Elvis Valderrama,Emma Armanie

Infection with Specific Helicobacter pylori-cag Pathogenicity Island Strains Is Associated with Interleukin-1B Gene Polymorphisms in Venezuelan Chronic Gastritis Patients

2011

Miguel Angel Chiurillo
Yeinmy Morán
Miryan Cañas
Elvis Valderrama
Emma Armanie

Background The cag pathogenicity island (cag-PAI) is one of the major virulence factors of Helicobacter pylori, showing considerable geographic variation.

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Pathogenicity island
Chronic gastritis
Gene polymorphism
Virulence factor
Polymorphism (computer science)
Microbiology
Virology
Helicobacter pylori
Virulence
Polymerase chain reaction
Biology
Interleukin 1B
Gene
Internal medicine
Hepatology
geographic variation

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