International Journal of Bacteriology

Research Article

Evaluation of the Pattern of EPIYA Motifs in the Helicobacter pylori cagA Gene of Patients with Gastritis and Gastric Adenocarcinoma from the Brazilian Amazon Region

Table 4

Association between EPIYA polymorphisms in the cagA gene and degree of inflammation and neutrophil activity in monoinfected patients.
Degree of inflammation Neutrophil activity 
EPIYA pattern EPIYA pattern
AB or ABCABCC or ABCCCC AB or ABC
Gastritis2 (1–3)2 (1–3)217.50 (0.52)2 (1–3)2 (1–3)280.50 (0.41)
Cancer2 (1–3)2 (1–3)592.50 (0.88)2 (1–3)2 (1–3)569.00 (0.67)
Mild (1); moderate (2); intense (3).