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Gastrin - Results

Normal Values:

Normal values are generally less than 100 pg/mL (picograms per milliliter).

Note: Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.

What abnormal results mean:

Too much gastrin causes severe peptic ulcer disease. Greater-than-normal levels may also be due to:

Chronic atrophic gastritis
G-cell hyperplasia (overactivity of gastrin-producing cells in the stomach)
Heliobacter pylori infection of the stomach
Use of antacids or medicines that suppress stomach acid
Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, a gastrin-producing tumor that may develop in the stomach or pancreas

Reviewed last on: 8/1/2009
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Jensen RT. Pancreatic endocrine tumors. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 205.

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