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Ménétrier disease (also known as hypoproteinemic hypertrophic gastropathy; named after a French physician Pierre Eugène Ménétrier 1859–1935) is a rare acquired premalignant disease of the stomach characterized by massive gastric folds excessive mucous production with resultant protein loss and little or no acid production. The disorder is associated with excessive secretion of transforming growth factor alpha (TGF-α).
