| CPC C07K 14/205 (2013.01) [G01N 33/56922 (2013.01); G01N 33/57446 (2013.01); G01N 2333/205 (2013.01); G01N 2469/20 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
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1. A method of diagnosis comprising the steps of:
a) providing a sample from a subject having, or suspected of having, a Helicobacter pylori infection and/or increased risk of gastric cancer in the subject,
b) contacting said sample with a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 171, SEQ ID NO: 172, SEQ ID NO: 173, SEQ ID NO: 174, SEQ ID NO: 175, SEQ ID NO: 176, SEQ ID NO: 177, SEQ ID NO: 178, SEQ ID NO: 179, SEQ ID NO: 180, SEQ ID NO: 181, SEQ ID NO: 182, SEQ ID NO: 183, SEQ ID NO: 184, SEQ ID NO: 185, SEQ ID NO: 280, and SEQ ID NO: 281, said peptide consisting of at most 25 amino acids, and
c) detecting specific binding of antibodies in the sample to the peptide, wherein presence of antibodies in the sample which specifically bind to the peptide is indicative of Helicobacter pylori infection and/or increased risk of gastric cancer in the subject.
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