Vacuolating Cytotoxin A (VacA) Gene in Peptic Ulcer Disease and Nonulcer Dyspepsia

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چکیده

Background : Vaculating cytotoxic A ( vacA ) gene is one of the multiple Helicobacter pylori genotypes that produce a cytotoxin protein (VacA).This gene is a major cause of chronic peptic ulcers and gastric cancer. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between vacA gene with peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and non-ulcer dyspepsia (NUD).

کلیدواژه‌ها
Peptic ulcer disease, Non-ulcer dyspepsia, Vaculating cytotoxin A (VacA) gene, Vaculating cytotoxic protein (VacA)