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hypergastrinemia
Elevated levels of serum gastrin.
Etiology:
1) Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
2) hypochlorhydria or achlorhydria
3) pharmacologic agents
a) proton-pump inhibitors
b) H2 receptor antagonists
Related
gastrin (GAST, GAS)
Zollinger-Ellison (ZE) syndrome (gastrinoma)
General
sign/symptom
References
Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, Rakel (ed), WB Saunders,
Philadelphia, 1996, pg 319-21