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Does fecal calprotectin predict relapse in patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis?
Journal of Crohn's & colitis - 1 Jun 2010
García-Sánchez Valle, Iglesias-Flores Eva, González Raúl, Gisbert Javier P, Gallardo-Valverde José María, González-Galilea Angel, Naranjo-Rodríguez Antonio, de Dios-Vega Juan F, Muntané Jordi, Gómez-Camacho Federico
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: An evaluation is made of the utility of fecal calprotectin in predicting relapse in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The possible differences in its predictive capacity in Crohn's disease (CD) versus ulcerative colitis (UC), and the different phenotypes, are also examined. METHODS: This is a prospective study with 135 patients diagnosed with IBD in clinical remission for at...
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