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A prospective single centre pilot evaluation of a serum calprotectin assay in unselected GI patients

BACKGROUND: Whilst C-reactive protein (CRP) is an established serum marker of inflammation, its use in gastroenterology has been limited by its poor sensitivity and specificity for GI disease. Faecal calprotectin (FC) has been adopted into mainstream GI practice as a sensitive but non-specific marke...

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Autores principales: McCann, Rebecca K, Smith, Karen, Gaya, Daniel R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5480541/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28093196
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2017.01.006