Study of duodenal ulcer disease in 100 families using total serum pepsinogen as a genetic marker.
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چکیده
Although various markers have been used in attempts to elucidate the mode of inheritance of duodenal ulcer, they have not significantly contributed to a clear understanding of the problem. In the present study total serum pepsinogen was used as a genetic marker and its concentrations were estimated in 100 ulcer patients and their family members up to three generations. Eighty three per cent of the ulcer patients had hyperpepsinogenaemia on a familial basis, and it followed an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance. Thus a large majority of ulcer patients have associated hyperpepsinogenaemia which forms a genetic basis of their disease. The remaining 17% ulcer patients did not have associated hyperpepsinogenaemia nor was the ulcer inherited by the family. Based on these observations we wish to suggest that duodenal ulcer associated with hyperpepsinogenaemia may be considered a genetic disease. This type may be termed 'primary duodenal ulcer'. In the remaining patients without hyperpepsinogenaemia or affected relatives the ulcer may be called 'secondary duodenal ulcer'. Thus total serum pepsinogen may be considered a reliable genetic marker in helping to delineate the genetic disorder from the non-genetic, thereby improving the predictive ability in duodenal ulcer.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Gut
دوره 25 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984