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Higher titers of anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies IgA and IgG are associated with more aggressive phenotypes in Romanian patients with Crohn's disease.
Journal of gastrointestinal and liver diseases : JGLD - 1 Mar 2012
Gologan Serban, Iacob Razvan, Preda Carmen, Vadan Roxana, Cotruta Bogdan, Catuneanu Ana-Maria, Iacob Speranta, Constantinescu Ileana, Gheorghe Liana, Iobagiu Silviu, Gheorghe Cristian, Diculescu Mircea
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Serological markers have been widely used for diagnostic purposes and disease stratification in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). The aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence and the correlations of anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) titers with different clinical phenotypes in Romanian patients with Crohn's disease (CD). METHODS: The study included 107 CD and 86...
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