The most prevalent combination cagA/s1cm2/iceA1 was present in 56.6% (95 of 168) including 58.0% (40 of 69) of gastric ulcer, 47.0% (23 of 49) of gastritis and 64.0% (32 of 50) of gastric cancer (Table V). This evidence concerns the gene S100A8 and gastritis.