Reliability of the dual-isotope Schilling test for the diagnosis of pernicious anemia or malabsorption syndrome

Journal Article · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981 · Am. J. Clin. Pathol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/75.5.723· OSTI ID:5706568

Domstad, P A; Choy, Y C; Kim, E E; DeLand, F H

To evaluate the dual-isotope Schilling test for the diagnosis of pernicious anemia or malabsorption syndrome, 65 studies were selected for clinical correlation. Criteria for pernicious anemia included mean corpuscular volume greater than 100 cu micrometer, serum B12 greater than 100 ng/l, megaloblastic marrow, achlorhydria, reticulocytes greater than 5% on B12 therapy, atrophic gastritis, and elevated serum antibodies to parietal cells or intrinsic factor. Criteria for malabsorption syndrome included: decreased serum B12, folate, and carotene; increased fecal fat; abnormal D-xylose absorption; abnormal radiographic and biopsy findings. /sup 58/Co-cyanocobalamin and /sup 57/Co-cyanocobalamin bound to intrinsic factor were given orally to fasting patients; 1 mg of nonradioactive B12 was injected intramuscularly within two hours. Aliquots of 24-hour urine samples were counted. If the excretion of /sup 58/Co was less than 7% and the /sup 57/Co//sup 58/Co ratio was greater than 1.7, the test indicated pernicious anemia; a ratio less than 1.7 indicated malabsorption syndrome. Sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of the dual-isotope Schilling test were 83%, 98%, and 94% for pernicious anemia, and 67%, 90%, and 86% for malabsorption syndrome, respectively.

• OSTI ID: 5706568
• Journal Information: Am. J. Clin. Pathol.; (United States), Vol. 75:5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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