Genetic determinants of Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin activity
Helicobacter pylori infection is the main cause of peptic ulcer disease, and a significant risk factor for gastric adenocarcinoma, and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. A major virulence determinant is the vacuolating cytotoxin VacA, which causes cytoplasmic vacuolation, and other e...
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| Format: | Thesis (University of Nottingham only) |
| Language: | English English |
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2011
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/12342/ |