Research Article

Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori cagA and iceA Genes and Their Association with Gastrointestinal Diseases

Table 1

Primer sequences used in this study.

GenePrimer sequenceSize (bp)

UreC (glmM)Forward: 5′- AA GCTTTTAGGGTGTTAGGGGTTT -3′294
Reverse: 5′- AAGCTTACTTTCTAACACTAACGC -3′

cagAForward: 5′- AATACACCAACGCCTCCAAG -3′400
Reverse: 5′- TTGTTGGCGCTTGCTCTC -3′

iceA1Forward: 5′- CGTTGGGTAAGCGTTACAGAATTT -3′558
Reverse: 5′- TCATTGTATATCCTATCATTACAAG -3′

iceA2Forward: 5′- GTTGTCGTTGTTTTAATGAA -3′120
Reverse: 5′- GTCTTAAACCCCACGATTAAA -3′