PR3-ANCA and panel diagnostics in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease to distinguish ulcerative colitis from Crohn's disease.

BACKGROUND:Accurate classification of patients with inflammatory bowel disease into the subtypes ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) is still a challenge, but important for therapy and prognosis. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the diagnostic utility of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodie...

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Main Authors: Michael P Horn, Anna Maria Peter, Franziska Righini Grunder, Alexander B Leichtle, Johannes Spalinger, Susanne Schibli, Christiane Sokollik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208974