TABLE 1.
Prevalence of ins180 and ins480 in the jhp0153-jhp0152 intergenic region among a panel of H. pylori clinical isolates from geographically and ethnically diverse source patients
| Parameter | Lithuanian | Indian | Japanese | Gambian | South African | North Americana | Spanishb | African Americanc | Caucasian Americanc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of strains tested | 20 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 18 | 18 |
| No. ins180 positive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (100%) (P < 0.001) | 9 (45%) (P < 0.001) | 2 (10%) | 9 (23%) (P < 0.001) | 10 (56%) (P < 0.05) | 3 (17%) |
| No. ins480 positive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (20%) (P < 0.001) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
a
Patient cohort largely Caucasian from central Tennessee; however, patient data are incomplete.
b
Five ins180-positive strains possessed the cag PAI, and four did not.
c
Isolates from age- and gender-matched patients living in central Tennessee.