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ArticleClinical and translational gastroenterology2020

Low Pepsinogen I/II Ratio and High Gastrin-17 Levels Typify Chronic Atrophic Autoimmune Gastritis Patients With Gastric Neuroendocrine Tumors.

Raffaella Magris, Valli De Re, Stefania Maiero, Mara Fornasarig, Giovanni Guarnieri, Laura Caggiari, Cinzia Mazzon, Giorgio Zanette, Agostino Steffan, Vincenzo Canzonieri and 1 more

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Article in Clinical and translational gastroenterology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Raffaella MagrisOncological Gastroenterology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.
Valli De ReImmunopathology and Cancer Biomarkers, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.
Stefania MaieroOncological Gastroenterology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.
Mara FornasarigOncological Gastroenterology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.
Giovanni GuarnieriOncological Gastroenterology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.
Laura CaggiariImmunopathology and Cancer Biomarkers, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.
Cinzia MazzonDivision of Endocrinology, Pordenone Hospital, Pordenone, Italy.
Giorgio ZanetteDivision of Diabetology, Pordenone Hospital, Pordenone, Italy.
Agostino SteffanImmunopathology and Cancer Biomarkers, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.
Vincenzo CanzonieriPathology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.
Renato CannizzaroOncological Gastroenterology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.
Centro di Riferimento Oncologico · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionChronic atrophic autoimmune gastritis (CAAG) can lead to the development of gastric neuroendocrine tumors (gNETs) and can be accompanied by other autoimmune diseases. This study aimed to determine, in CAAG patients, the association of gNET development, the prevalence of autoimmune diseases other than CAAG, the association of autoimmunity, and gNET development with pepsinogen I, II, gastrin-17, and Helicobacter pylori infection analysis.

methodsWe determined the prevalence of gNETs and other autoimmune diseases and analyzed pepsinogen I and II, gastrin-17 serum levels, and H. pylori infection in all patients diagnosed with CAAG at our hospital between 2013 and 2017.

resultsA total of 156 patients were studied and in 15.4% was observed concomitant gNET. Approximately 68.6% had at least 1 other autoimmune disease at diagnosis of CAAG. Approximately 60.9% had autoimmune thyroiditis, followed by diabetes (19.9%) and autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome (12.8%). CAAG patients with and without gNET had similar rates of comorbidity with other autoimmune diseases, but the pepsinogen I/II ratio was lower in patients with gNET (1.6 vs 4.5, P = 0.018). Receiver operating characteristic curve analyses identified a pepsinogen I/II ratio <2.3 and gastrin-17 levels >29.6 pmol/L as cutoffs distinguishing CAAG patients with gNET from those without. The combined use of these cutoff correctly identified 16 of the 18 CAAG patients with gNET (P = 0.007). H. pylori infection was observed in 28.7% of cases tested but did not associate with gNET. DISCUSSION: This study suggests that a low pepsinogen I/II ratio and high gastrin-17 levels characterize patients with CAAG and gNET and confirms the frequent coexistence of CAAG with other autoimmune diseases.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAutoimmune DiseasesBiomarkersDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleGastrinsGastritis, AtrophicHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeuroendocrine TumorsPepsinogen ABiomarkersgastrin 17GastrinsPepsinogen APepsinogen C

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PMID33094954
PMCPMC7494140
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