Research Article

Gastritis Stages in Monozygotic and Dizygotic Dyspeptic Twins

Table 2

Concordance of topographical extension of atrophy and IM in monozygotic and dizygotic twins.

Twin pairsMonozygoticDizygotic value
(14)% (15)%

Concordance according to antrum athrophy1178.6%1173.3%0.742
Concordance according to corpus athrophy1392.9%1386.7%0.584
Concordance according to antrum IM1285.7%1173.3%0.411
Concordance according to corpus IM1285.7%1386.7%0.941

IM: intestinal metaplasia.