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Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody (ASCA) positivity is associated with increased risk for early surgery in Crohn's disease.
Gut - 1 Aug 2004
Forcione D G, Rosen M J, Kisiel J B, Sands B E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) are a specific but only moderately sensitive diagnostic marker for Crohn's disease. We sought to explore the role of ASCA as a prognostic marker for aggressive disease phenotype in Crohn's disease. AIMS: To determine the role of ASCA status as a risk factor for early surgery in Crohn's disease. SUBJECTS: We performed a case control study in a cohort of...
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