iceA Genotypes of Helicobacter pylori Strains Isolated from Brazilian Children and Adults
Open Access
- 1 May 2001
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 39 (5), 1746-1750
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.39.5.1746-1750.2001
Abstract
Data concerning the geographic distribution of iceA alleles are scarce, and information on the association of the gene with the disease is rare and still controversial. Furthermore, no such study has been developed in Brazil, where duodenal ulcer and gastric adenocarcinoma are very common. We investigated, by PCR, the frequency of iceA alleles and cagA status in Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from 142 patients (62 children and 80 adults; 66 female; mean age, 30.0 years; age range, 3 to 78 years) with gastritis, duodenal ulcer, or gastric adenocarcinoma. iceA was identified in bacterium samples obtained from all patients. Eleven (7.7%) of them were infected with multiple strains. Among the patients with nonmixed infection, iceA2 allele was detected in 118 (90.1%). iceA2 allele was associated with ulcer ( P = 0.02) and with carcinoma ( P = 0.001). iceA2 amplicons of 229, 334, or 549 bp were detected, but none of them was associated with the patient's disorder. iceA2 strains were more frequent in patients older than 7 years ( P = 0.001). The gene was also more frequent in strains obtained from males ( P = 0.02). cagA was more common in strains obtained from carcinoma ( P = 0.0008) and ulcer patients ( P < 0.006). cagA -positive strains were more frequent in children older than 7 years ( P < 0.003). No association between cagA status and sex was found ( P = 0.28). In conclusion, we think iceA should not be used as a reliable marker for predicting the clinical outcome of H. pylori infection.Keywords
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