Hypercalcitonemia in pernicious anemia.
Gastrin has been suggested as a natural secretogogue of the hormone calcitonin. We have found hypercalcitonemia in 55% of patients with pernicious anemia, and the gastrin levels, although usually increased, did not correlate.
D000752:Anemia, Pernicious / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D005755:Gastrins / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D012016:Reference Values
D005755:Gastrins; D002116:Calcitonin; D002118:Calcium