Reference Interval of Serum Gastrin 17 (G-17) for Healthy Population : A Non-Invasive Screening Biomarker for Gastric Disorders

OBJECTIVE: To analyse fasting serum concentrations of G-17 in healthy individuals to establish the reference intervals (RIs) in the Pakistani population.

STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional, observational study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Clinical Chemistry and Immunology, Chughtai Institute of Pathology, Lahore, Pakistan, from October to December 2022.

METHODOLOGY: Fasting serum samples from one hundred and twenty healthy individuals between the age of 18-65 years were collected according to the CLSI recommendations after taking written informed consent. Samples were analysed on the auto-analyser for the quantitative measurement of serum G-17 by sandwich chemiluminescence immunoassay. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was applied to check normality. A p-value of <0.05 was considered significant; 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles were computed using the formula 0.025 (n+1) and 0.0975 (n+1), respectively.

RESULTS: Of the 120 samples, 74 were obtained from male patients and 46 from females. The mean age was 30.2 ±10.36 years. The histogram revealed a non-parametric distribution of the data. The established reference intervals by the rank-based method were 2.31 pg/mL and 49.36 pg/mL which corresponds to 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles, respectively. These were markedly different from the Chinese reference ranges.

CONCLUSION: Ethnic and geographic variations affect the trends of RIs of Serum G-17. There is a need to establish its population-specific RIs for G-17, so it can be used as a non-invasive option in identifying patients requiring invasive endoscopic intervention.

KEY WORDS: Gastrin, Atrophic Gastritis, Biomarker, Reference values.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34

Enthalten in:

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP - 34(2024), 3 vom: 29. März, Seite 262-266

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rashid, Tayyaba [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Muhammad Dilawar [VerfasserIn]
Batool, Hijab [VerfasserIn]
Afzal, Masood [VerfasserIn]
Chughtai, Omar Rasheed [VerfasserIn]
Chughtai, Akhtar Sohail [VerfasserIn]

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60748-06-3
Biomarkers
Gastrin 17
Gastrins
Journal Article
Observational Study

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Date Completed 12.03.2024

Date Revised 12.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.29271/jcpsp.2024.03.262

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369525914