A Laboratory Score in the Diagnosis of Autoimmune Atrophic Gastritis

Background: Several biomarkers have been proposed for the diagnosis of autoimmune atrophic gastritis (AAG), but at the present there is no appropriate testing strategy for the disease. Goals: The aim of this study was to develop and validate a laboratory score able to address the diagnosis of AAG in a general practice setting. Study: We prospectively evaluated a number of serum biomarkers (vitamin B12, mean corpuscular volume, hemoglobin,...