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ArticleThe Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases

The heterogeneic distribution of Helicobacter pylori cag pathogenicity island reflects different pathologies in multiracial Malaysian population.

Alfizah Hanafiah, Shaza Azlin Razak, Hui-Min Neoh, Noraziah Mohamad Zin, Bruno S Lopes

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Analysis of antibiotic resistance and cagPAI variability in Helicobacter pylori strains from Malaysian patients.International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology · 2025
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  2. PeerJ · 2021
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Alfizah HanafiahUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: alfizah@ppukm.ukm.edu.my.
Shaza Azlin RazakUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Hui-Min NeohUKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Noraziah Mohamad ZinUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Diagnostic Science and Applied Health, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Bruno S LopesUniversity of Aberdeen, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition Aberdeen, Dept. of Medical Microbiology, United Kingdom.
University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre · MYNational University of Malaysia · MYUniversity of Aberdeen · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHelicobacter pylori harbouring cag-pathogenicity island (cagPAI) which encodes type IV secretion system (T4SS) and cagA virulence gene are involved in inflammation of the gastric mucosa. We examined all the 27 cagPAI genes in 88 H. pylori isolates from patients of different ethnicities and examined the association of the intactness of cagPAI region with histopathological scores of the gastric mucosa.

results96.6% (n=85) of H. pylori isolates were cagPAI-positive with 22.4% (19/85) having an intact cagPAI, whereas 77.6% (66/85) had a partial/rearranged cagPAI. The frequency of cag2 and cag14 were found to be significantly higher in H. pylori isolated from Malays, whereas cag4 was predominantly found in Chinese isolates. The cag24 was significantly found in higher proportions in Malay and Indian isolates than in Chinese isolates. The intactness of cagPAI region showed an association with histopathological scores of the gastric mucosa. Significant association was observed between H. pylori harbouring partial cagPAI with higher density of bacteria and neutrophil activity, whereas strains lacking cagPAI were associated with higher inflammatory score.

conclusionsThe genotypes of H. pylori strains with various cagPAI rearrangement associated with patients' ethnicities and histopathological scores might contribute to the pathogenesis of H. pylori infection in a multi-ethnic population.

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Helicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsGenomic IslandsHumansVirulenceAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinscagPAIEthinicityGastric mucosaHelicobacter pyloriHistopathological scores

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PMID33157035
PMCPMC9392095
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