pernicious anaemia

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pernicious anaemia

a form of anaemia characterized by lesions of the spinal cord, weakness, sore tongue, numbness in the arms and legs, diarrhoea, etc.: associated with inadequate absorption of vitamin B12
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The authors hypothesized that the "global score" (hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume, gastrin, vitamin [B.sub.12], and chromogranin A) and "simple score" (hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume, and gastrin) systems are helpful in differentiating autoimmune gastritis (AIG) patients with autonomic neuropathy from patients with normal autonomic nervous system function.
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An In Vitro Model of Gastric Inflammation and Treatment with Cobalamin
Autoimmune gastritis is an additional factor affecting l-T4 requirement in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis.
Gastroparesis--a novel cause of persistent thyroid stimulating hormone elevation in hypothyroidism
It is an autoimmune gastritis associated with lack of intrinsic factor due to the destruction of the parietal cells from the stomach.
False increased vitamin B12 levels in autoimmune gastritis and subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord
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Clinical effects of soluble interleukin-6 receptor detection on autoimmune rheumatic disease patients
pylori in subjects with early autoimmune gastritis suggests that H.
Association between vitamin B12 level and anti-parietal cells and anti-intrinsic factor antibodies among adult Jordanian patients with Helicobacter pylori infection

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