Prediction of gastric cancer development by serum pepsinogen test and Helicobacter pylori seropositivity in Eastern Asians: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: To identify high-risk groups for gastric cancer in presumptively healthy populations, several studies have investigated the predictive ability of the pepsinogen test, H. Pylori antibodies, and a risk-prediction model based on these two tests. To investigate whether these tests accurately...

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Main Authors: Teruhiko Terasawa, Hiroshi Nishida, Katsuaki Kato, Isao Miyashiro, Takaki Yoshikawa, Reo Takaku, Chisato Hamashima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4196955?pdf=render