ABO blood groups and Helicobacter pylori cagA infection: evidence of an association
| Autor: | Mattos, DE, Cintra, JR, Mattos, CC Brandão de, Nakashima, F, Silva, RCMA, Moreira, HW, de Mattos, LC |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases v.16 n.1 2010 The Journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) instacron:UNESP Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 87-95, Published: 05 FEB 2010 |
| Popis: | Diseases resulting from Helicobacter pylori infection appear to be dependent on a host of genetic traits and virulence factors possessed by this microorganism. This paper aimed to investigate the association between the ABO histo-blood groups and H. pylori cagA infections. Genomic DNA samples (n = 110) of gastric biopsies obtained from patients with endoscopic diagnosis of peptic ulcers (n = 25) and chronic active gastritis (n = 85) were analyzed by PCR using specific primers for the cagA gene. Of the samples, 66.4% (n = 73) tested positive and 33.6% (n = 37) negative for the gene. The cagA strain was predominant in peptic ulcers (n = 21; 84.0%) compared with chronic active gastritis (n = 52; 61.2%) (p = 0.05; OR 3.332; 95% CI: 1.050-10.576). Additionally, the cagA strain was prevalent in the type O blood (48/63; 76.2%) compared with other ABO phenotypes (25/47; 53.2%) (p = 0.01; OR 2.816; 95% CI: 1.246-6.364). These results suggest that H. pylori cagA infection is associated with the O blood group in Brazilian patients suffering from chronic active gastritis and peptic ulcers. |
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