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Pentti Sipponen is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research work primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Surgery, Epidemiology, Gastroenterology, Oncology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Prevalence rates of heathy stomach mucosa, chronic non-atrophic and atrophic gastritis in endoscopic biopsies in adults born in Finland in 1890-1977, 2021, Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
  • When will Helicobacter pylori gastritis disappear in history in Finland?, 2021, Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Risk of gastric carcinoma will be low in generations born at turn of the 20thand 21stcenturies in Finland. Modelling NORDCAN data of the age group specific incidence rates of gastric cancer with PLS-regression and with attention to age ('age effect') and year of the birth ('cohort effect'), 2023, Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Uniformity Between Serological Biomarker Test, Esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy and Biopsy Histology in Triage of Upper Abdominal Symptoms in Gastroscopy Referral Patients, 2025, Anticancer Research

Sipponen's research topics cover a range of gastroenterological and oncological subjects, including:

  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Microscopic Colitis
  • Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes

The scientist has published predominantly in these venues:

  • Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Anticancer Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sipponen include:

  • Seppo Sarna
  • Ilkka Vohlonen
  • Karri Seppä
  • Panu Hendolin
  • Osmo Suovaniemi

Best Publications

  • The Vienna classification of gastrointestinal epithelial neoplasia

    R J Schlemper;R H Riddell;Y Kato;F Borchard

  • Helicobacter pylori in Peptic Ulcer Disease

    Tadataka Yamada;John G. Searle;Dennis Ahnen

  • Expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in human gastric carcinoma.

    Ari Ristimäki;Niina Honkanen;Heidi Jänkälä;Pentti Sipponen

  • OLGA staging for gastritis: a tutorial

    M Rugge;P Correa;F Di Mario;Emad Munir El-Omar

  • Positive serum antibody and negative tissue staining for Helicobacter pylori in subjects with atrophic body gastritis.

    W.E. Karnes;I.M. Samloff;M. Siurala;M. Kekki

  • Gastric mucosal atrophy: interobserver consistency using new criteria for classification and grading

    M. Rugge;P. Correa;M. F. Dixon;R. Fiocca

  • Diagnostic value of decreasing IgG, IgA, and IgM antibody titres after eradication of Helicobacter pylori

    T U Kosunen;K Seppala;S Sarna;Pentti Ilmari Sipponen

  • Differences in diagnostic criteria for gastric carcinoma between Japanese and Western pathologists

    Ronald J Schlemper;Masayuki Itabashi;Yo Kato;Klaus J Lewin

  • Helicobacter pylori infection and chronic gastritis in gastric cancer.

    P Sipponen;T U Kosunen;J Valle;M Riihelä

  • Role of Helicobacter pylori in the Pathogenesis of Gastritis, Peptic Ulcer and Gastric Cancer

    P Sipponen;H Hyvarinen

  • Favourable effect of an acidified milk (LC-1) on Helicobacter pylori gastritis in man.

    Christian P. Felley;Irène Corthesy-Theulaz;Jose-Luis Blanco Rivero;Pentti Sipponen

  • Helicobacter pylori eradication has the potential to prevent gastric cancer : a state-of-the-art critique

    Peter Malfertheiner;Pentti Sipponen;Michael Naumann;Paul Moayyedi

  • Non-endoscopic diagnosis of atrophic gastritis with a blood test. Correlation between gastric histology and serum levels of gastrin-17 and pepsinogen I: a multicentre study.

    H Väänänen;M Vauhkonen;T Helske;I Kääriäinen

  • The risk of gastric carcinoma and carcinoid tumours in patients with pernicious anaemia. A prospective follow-up study

    A. Kokkola;S.-M. Sjöblom;R. Haapiainen;P. Sipponen

  • Rationale in diagnosis and screening of atrophic gastritis with stomach-specific plasma biomarkers

    Lars Agréus;Ernst J Kuipers;Limas Kupcinskas;Peter Malfertheiner

  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease: prevalence, clinical, endoscopic and histopathological findings in 1,128 consecutive patients referred for endoscopy due to dyspeptic and reflux symptoms.

    Markku Voutilainen;Pentti Sipponen;Jukka-Pekka Mecklin;Matti Juhola

  • Effects of supplemental alpha-tocopherol and beta-carotene on colorectal cancer: results from a controlled trial (Finland)

    Demetrius Albanes;Nea Malila;Philip R. Taylor;Jussi K. Huttunen

  • Comparison of a new tumour marker, CA 19-9, with alpha-fetoprotein and carcinoembryonic antigen in patients with upper gastrointestinal diseases

    Hannu Jalanko;Pentti Ilmari Kuusela;Peter J. Roberts;Pentti Ilmari Sipponen

  • Pathology and molecular biology of gastric cancer.

    Matti Vauhkonen;Hanna Vauhkonen;Pentti Sipponen

  • Histopathology of colorectal carcinomas and adenomas in cancer family syndrome

    Jukka-Pekka Mecklin;Pentti Sipponen;Heikki J. Järvinen;Heikki J. Järvinen

Frequent Co-Authors

Hilpi Rautelin
Hilpi Rautelin Uppsala University
Martti Färkkilä
Martti Färkkilä University of Helsinki
Timo U. Kosunen
Timo U. Kosunen University of Helsinki
Seppo Sarna
Seppo Sarna University of Helsinki
Ari Ristimäki
Ari Ristimäki University of Helsinki
Pauli Puolakkainen
Pauli Puolakkainen University of Helsinki
Raivo Uibo
Raivo Uibo University of Tartu
Jukka-Pekka Mecklin
Jukka-Pekka Mecklin University of Jyväskylä
Pelayo Correa
Pelayo Correa Vanderbilt University
Antti Sajantila
Antti Sajantila University of Helsinki

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