Abstract
B-cell monoclonality has been reported not only in gastric lymphoma, but also in 1.3-21% of Helicobacter pylori-associated chronic gastritis (Hp-CG) cases. The aim of this study was to determine the significance of B-cell monoclonality in Hp-CG. We examined 134 gastric biopsy specimens from 99 patients with Hp-CG. The density of Hp, polymorphonuclear neutrophil activity, chronic inflammation, glandular atrophy, and intestinal metaplasia (IM) were scored according to the updated Sydney System. B-cell monoclonality was analyzed for immunoglobulin heavy chain gene rearrangement using polymerase chain reaction amplification. B-cell monoclonality was detected in 6% of informative samples. B-cell monoclonality was found in 18% of the samples from Hp-CG patients with marked glandular atrophy but in none of the samples from Hp-CG patients with none to moderate glandular atrophy. Monoclonality was also detected in 20% of the samples from Hp-CG patients with marked IM, in 11% of the samples from Hp-CG patients with moderate IM, and in none of the samples from Hp-CG patients without IM. Therefore, B-cell monoclonality was significantly more frequent in Hp-CG patients with marked glandular atrophy than in Hp-CG patients with none to modera...Continue Reading
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