Ethnic differences in the prevalence, clinical outcome and cag Pathogenicity Island (cagPAI) virulence gene profiles of Helicobacter pylori strains from Malaysia

• Main Authors: Hamat, Rukman Awang, Embran, Nor Amalina, Sekawi, Zamberi, Osman, Malina, Hanafiah, Alfizah, Abdul Manaf, Mohd Rizal, Adnan, Aminuddin, Mohamed, Ramelah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22165/1/95.%20Ethnic%20Differences%20in%20the%20Prevalence%2C%20Clinical%20Outcome%20and.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22165/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2036%20(4)%20Nov.%202013/01%20Page%20289-298.pdf

Different Helicobacter pylori genes may be well conserved within different ethnic groups and could give rise to different clinical outcomes. In this study, we demonstrated a low prevalence of H. pylori infection (19.2%) which is in concordance with the current trend demostrated locally and abroad. T...