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Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies status is associated with oral involvement and disease severity in Crohn disease.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Feb 2009
Russell R K, Ip B, Aldhous M C, MacDougall M, Drummond H E, Arnott I D R, Gillett P M, McGrogan P, Weaver L T, Bisset W M, Mahdi G, Wilson D C, Satsangi J
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OBJECTIVES: To determine anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) status and its relation to disease phenotype in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 301 Scottish patients with early-onset IBD-197 Crohn disease (CD), 76 ulcerative colitis (UC), 28 indeterminate colitis (IC)-and 78 healthy control individuals were studied. ASCA status (IgA, IgG) was determined by...
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