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Can someone tell me what gastric parietal cell ab is
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Can someone tell me what gastric parietal cell ab is
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A parietal cell antibody test may be used along with or following an intrinsic factor antibody test to help determine the cause of a vitamin B12 deficiency and to help confirm a diagnosis of pernicious anemia.
It is usually used as a follow-up test after other laboratory tests, such as a vitamin B12 test, a methylmalonic acid test, or a complete blood count (CBC) with a blood smear examination, establish that a person has a vitamin B12 deficiency and associated megaloblastic anemia and/or neuropathy.
The parietal cell antibody test is not a frequently ordered test because it is not as specific as the intrinsic factor antibody test. It may be ordered when a person has signs and symptoms that suggest a vitamin B12 deficiency and when pernicious anemia is suspected. Signs and symptoms may include:
Larger than normal red blood cells (RBCs); these are often detected before the other signs and symptoms emerge, found, for example, with a CBC during routine testing for a health examination.
Paleness
Weakness, fatigue
Numbness and tingling in the feet and/or hands that may be due to neuropathy.
These findings usually prompt vitamin B12 and folate testing and may lead to methylmalonic acid testing (an early indicator of vitamin B12 deficiency).
An intrinsic factor antibody test and parietal cell antibody test may be ordered as follow-up tests when a person has a decreased vitamin B12 level and increased methylmalonic acid and homocysteine levels.
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kevin30685 Cece231
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No not deadly what can happen is you can get an injection from your dr every few months of b12 that will keep your bloods ok
I honestly wouldn't worry about it get your dr to explain every thing your wanting to know and never Google things it has every body dead
Let the us know how you get on its honestly nothing to worry about there's a lot of people have it and don't even know and live a normal life
the tummy pains could be because your worrying too
Take care
Kev
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