Fecal calprotectin levels are higher in rural than in urban Chinese infants and negatively associated with growth

Fecal calprotectin levels are higher in rural than in urban Chinese infants and negatively associated with growth

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Fecal calprotectin (FC) is an established simple biomarker of gut inflammation. To examine a possible relationship between linear growth and gut inflammation, we compared fecal calprotectin levels in 6 month old infants from poor rur...

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Main Authors: Liu Jin-Rong, Sheng Xiao-Yang, Hu Yan-Qi, Yu Xiao-Gang, Westcott Jamie E, Miller Leland V, Krebs Nancy F, Hambidge K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Fecal calprotectin
Infants
Children
Gut inflammation
Growth
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/12/129

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