Anemia, hematinic deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia in gastric parietal cell antibody-positive and -negative atrophic glossitis patients

Background/Purpose: Approximately 27% of atrophic glossitis (AG) patients have the serum gastric parietal cell antibody (GPCA) positivity. This study assessed whether the serum GPCA or AG itself was a significant factor causing anemia, hematinic deficiencies, and hyperhomocysteinemia in GPCA-positiv...

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Main Authors: Chun-Pin Chiang, Julia Yu-Fong Chang, Yi-Ping Wang, Yu-Hsueh Wu, Yang-Che Wu, Andy Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664618308052