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Utility of fecal and serum anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies in the diagnosis of Crohn's disease-like condition of the pouch.
International journal of colorectal disease - 1 Nov 2012
Tang Linda Y, Cai Hui, Navaneethan Udayakumar, Boone James H, Rhodes Sarah J, Moore Lauren, Rho Hyunjin, de La Motte Carol, Queener Elaine, Shen Bo
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BACKGROUND: Fecal antibodies against bacterial products may directly reflect the interaction between luminal bacteria and mucosal immunity, and assays for these antibodies may be clinically useful in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of Crohn's disease-like (CDL) condition of the pouch. AIMS: This study aims to evaluate stool and serum anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) in normal and diseased...
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