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High levels of gastrin are seen in a gastrin-secreting tumor called a gastrinoma. Gastrinomas originate from the pancreatic non-β islet cells and cause Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. This tumor secretes excessive quantities of gastrin (causing hypergastrinemia) and reduces stomach pH by hypersecretion of hydrochloric acid (HCL).