title: [Clinical significance of serum antibodies against Helicobacter pylori VacA protein].
authors.affiliation: Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Komatsu
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D018418:Th2 Cells / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C074689:VacA protein, Helicobacter pylori