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Table 2 Distribution of CagA sequence types in different geographic regions of China

From: Geographic distribution of the cagA, vacA, iceA, oipA and dupA genes of Helicobacter pylori strains isolated in China

Regions

CagA sequence types

Total

AB

ABD

AABD

ABC

ABCC

SD

9

59

1

1

0

70

GX

0

71

1

1

1

74

HN

0

46

0

0

0

46

QH

0

32

0

1

0

33

HL

3

30

0

5

0

38

Total

12(4.6)

238(91.2)

2(0.8)

8(3)

1(0.4)

261

  1. Isolates were from five regions of China: Shandong (SD), Guangxi (GX), Hunan (HN), Qinghai (QH) and Heilongjiang (HL)
  2. Values in parentheses are percentages
  3. Number in boldface type indicates a significant difference compared with other regions