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Association of Autoimmune Diseases With Pancreatic Cancer: A Nationwide Follow-Up Study From Sweden. [PDF]

Cancer Med
Graphic abstract illustrating the nationwide cohort design used to investigate the association between autoimmune diseases and the risk of pancreatic cancer in Sweden. ABSTRACT Background The incidence of pancreatic cancer (PC) and autoimmune diseases (ADs) has been increasing worldwide.
Gu J, Zhang Y, Sundquist K, Sundquist J, Yang H, Ling W, Li X.   +6 more
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Associated Autoimmunity in Myasthenia Gravis in Denmark: A Nationwide Case-Control Study. [PDF]

Eur J Neurol
Myasthenia gravis (MG) often co‐occurs with other autoimmune diseases (ADs), but the temporal relationship is unclear. In this study, patients were twice as likely to have another AD, particularly females aged ≤ 50 years, suggesting a shared autoimmunity and a call for clinical awareness.
Nielsen JJJ, Levison LS, Andersen H.
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Rural health challenges in Western Uganda: pernicious anemia masquerading as recurrent lower limb weakness—a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Pernicious anemia, also called Biemer’s disease, is an autoimmune disease and the most common cause of cobalamin deficiency globally. Various genetic, environmental, and immunological factors interplay to lead to its presentation.
Venance Emmanuel Mswelo, Mumbere Mayani David, Amon Banturaki, Dalton Kambale Munyambalu, Hanan Asad Hassan, Elias Joseph Xwatsal, Abukar Ali Ahmed, Yasa Abdullahi Mohamed, Kayiira Mubaraka   +8 more
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A long-standing undiagnosed case of vitamin B12 deficiency: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Pernicious anemia, an autoimmune disease, presents with gradual, nonspecific symptoms, often leading to delayed diagnosis owing to its overlap with other conditions and variability in laboratory findings, such as neurological symptoms without ...
Amirhossein Mesgarankarimi, Maryam Rezapour, Nasim Tabrizi   +2 more
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Elevated Serum Lipopolysaccharides and Intrinsic Factor Autoantibodies Correlate With Macrocytic Anemia Among People With HIV. [PDF]

Immun Inflamm Dis
ABSTRACT Introduction Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is associated with various comorbidities, including macrocytic anemia, though the role of the infection is unclear. HIV has been implicated in microbial translocation and altered immune responses.
Amakye D, Hammond S, Quaye O, Roy U, Puplampu P, Ganu V, Tagoe EA.   +6 more
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A case of asymptomatic pancytopenia with clinical features of hemolysis as a presentation of pernicious anemia [PDF]

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2016
Pernicious anemia is an autoimmune disease with a variety of clinical presentations. We describe a case of pernicious anemia presenting with pancytopenia with hemolytic features.
Venkateswara K. Kollipara, Patrick L. Brine, David Gemmel, Sisham Ingnam   +3 more
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Pernicious Anemia in an Adult with Trisomy 21

Case Reports in Immunology, 2023
Pernicious anemia is an autoimmune disease caused by the malabsorption of vitamin B12. It usually appears in the elderly. People with trisomy 21 are susceptible to autoimmune diseases. This susceptibility is thought to be due to altered expression of the
Kentaro Kamada, Osamu Kawano, Satoshi Yakuwa, Kentaro Wakasa, Kimiaki Uetake   +4 more
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Genome-wide association study identifies five risk loci for pernicious anemia

Nature Communications, 2021
Pernicious anemia shows co-incidence with autoimmune disorders, yet the genetic basis for this condition is understudied. Here, the authors perform a genome-wide association study meta-analysis on pernicious anemia, identifying five susceptibility loci ...
Triin Laisk, Maarja Lepamets, Mariann Koel, Erik Abner, Estonian Biobank Research Team, Reedik Mägi   +5 more
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Type-1 Grade 2 Multi-Focal Gastric Neuroendocrine Tumors Secondary to Chronic Autoimmune Gastritis

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
BackgroundChronic autoimmune gastritis (CAG) refers to chronic atrophic gastritis due to autoimmunity. Loss of gastric glands in CAG results in hypergastrinemia and achlorhydria leading to Vitamin B12 deficiency and hyperplasia of G cells and ...
Ziqi Yu, Aiyao Wang, Chong Hu, Tao Yu, Jianyong Chen   +4 more
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MCPIP1 deficiency in mice results in severe anemia related to autoimmune mechanisms. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Autoimmune gastritis is an organ-specific autoimmune disease of the stomach associated with pernicious anemia. The previous work from us and other groups identified MCPIP1 as an essential factor controlling inflammation and immune homeostasis. MCPIP1(-/-)
Zhou Zhou, Ruidong Miao, Shengping Huang, Brandon Elder, Tim Quinn, Christopher J Papasian, Jifeng Zhang, Daping Fan, Y Eugene Chen, Mingui Fu   +9 more
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