Distribution of Helicobacter pylori signal regions of vacA from infected patients of Benue State University Teaching Hospital Makurdi in relation to sex and age
Yaji Mnena E,
Aernan Paulyn T.,
Aondofa Janet T.
Abstract:Background: Helicobacter pylori is a Gram-negative bacterium which causes chronic bacterial infections such as gastritis, peptic ulcer, gastric cancers and gastric malt lymphoma. The severity of these diseases may be related to sex and age. The vacuolating cytotoxin A gene is a key virulence factor and exhibits genetic diversity most especially in its signal regions. The aim of the study was to assess the distribution of Helicobacter pylori signal regions of vavA from infected patients of Benue State Universit… Show more
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