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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-21
pubmed:abstractText
Intestinal-type gastric adenocarcinomas usually are preceded by chronic atrophic gastritis. Studies of gastric cancer prevention often rely on identification of this condition. In a clinical trial, we sought to determine the best serological screening method for chronic atrophic gastritis and compared our findings to the published literature. Test characteristics of potential screening tests (antibodies to Helicobacter pyloni or CagA, elevated gastrin, low pepsinogen, increased age) alone or in combination were examined among consecutive subjects enrolled in a study of H. pylori and preneoplastic gastric lesions in Chiapas, Mexico; 70% had chronic atrophic gastritis. English-language articles concerning screening for chronic atrophic gastritis were also reviewed. Sensitivity for chronic atrophic gastritis was highest for antibodies to H. pylori (92%) or CagA, or gastrin levels >25 ng/l (both 83%). Specificity, however, was low for these tests (18, 41, and 22%, respectively). Pepsinogen levels were highly specific but insensitive markers of chronic atrophic gastritis (for pepsinogen I <25 microg/l, sensitivity was 6% and specificity was 100%; for pepsinogen I:pepsinogen II ratio <2.5, sensitivity was 14% and specificity was 96%). Combinations of markers did not improve test characteristics. Screening test characteristics from the literature varied widely and did not consistently identify a good screening strategy. In this study, CagA antibodies alone had the best combination of test characteristics for chronic atrophic gastritis screening. However, no screening test was both highly sensitive and highly specific for chronic atrophic gastritis.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1055-9965
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
107-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Age Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Biopsy, Needle, pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Chronic Disease, pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Confidence Intervals, pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Gastrins, pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Gastritis, Atrophic, pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Gastroscopy, pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Helicobacter Infections, pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Helicobacter pylori, pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Incidence, pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Mass Screening, pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Mexico, pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Pepsinogen A, pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:11219766-Sex Distribution
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Screening markers for chronic atrophic gastritis in Chiapas, Mexico.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University, California 94305, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.