Extent of disease affects the usefulness of fecal biomarkers in ulcerative colitis

Extent of disease affects the usefulness of fecal biomarkers in ulcerative colitis

Abstract Background Fecal biomarkers are considered to be useful surrogate markers for endoscopic activity. Given the mechanisms of fecal biomarkers, we hypothesized that the extent of ulcerative colitis (UC; pancolitis, left-sided colitis, and proctitis) could affect the usefulness of fecal biomark...

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Main Authors: Akihito Sakuraba, Nobuki Nemoto, Noritaka Hibi, Ryo Ozaki, Sotaro Tokunaga, Oki Kikuchi, Shintaro Minowa, Tatsuya Mitsui, Miki Miura, Daisuke Saito, Mari Hayashida, Jun Miyoshi, Minoru Matsuura, Masayoshi Yoneyama, Hiroaki Ohnishi, Tadakazu Hisamatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Disease extension
Fecal calprotectin
Fecal immunochemical test
Ulcerative colitis
Mayo endoscopic subscore
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01788-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01788-4

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