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New serological markers for inflammatory bowel disease are associated with earlier age at onset, complicated disease behavior, risk for surgery, and NOD2/CARD15 genotype in a Hungarian IBD cohort.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Mar 2008
Papp Maria, Altorjay Istvan, Dotan Nir, Palatka Karoly, Foldi Ildiko, Tumpek Judit, Sipka Sandor, Udvardy Miklos, Dinya Tamas, Lakatos Laszlo, Kovacs Agota, Molnar Tamas, Tulassay Zsolt, Miheller Pal, Norman Gary L, Szamosi Tamas, Papp Janos, Lakatos Peter L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Antibodies to Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae) (ASCA) and porin protein-C of Escherichia coli (anti-OmpC) are associated with disease phenotype and may be of diagnostic importance in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Our aim was to determine whether a panel of new antibodies against bacterial proteins and carbohydrates could help differentiate among the various forms of IBD, and whether they...
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