Serological assessment of gastric mucosal atrophy in gastric cancer

Serological assessment of gastric mucosal atrophy in gastric cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Non-invasive tools for gastric cancer screening and diagnosis are lacking. Serological testing with the detection of pepsinogen 1 (PG1), pepsinogen 2 (PG2) and gastrin 17 (G17) offers the possibility to detect preneoplastic gastric m...

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Main Authors: Bornschein Jan, Selgrad Michael, Wex Thomas, Kuester Doerthe, Malfertheiner Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Gastric cancer
<it>Helicobacter pylori</it>
intestinal metaplasia
glandular atrophy
gastrin
pepsinogen
cardia cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/12/10

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