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Association Between Level of Fecal Calprotectin and Progression of Crohn's Disease

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Mucosal healing is associated with improved outcomes in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD), but assessment typically requires ileocolonoscopy. Calprotectin can be measured in fecal samples to determine luminal disease activity in place of endoscopy—this measurement is an impor...

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Autores principales: Kennedy, Nicholas A., Jones, Gareth-Rhys, Plevris, Nikolas, Patenden, Rebecca, Arnott, Ian D., Lees, Charlie W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: W.B. Saunders for the American Gastroenterological Association 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6880783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30772585
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2019.02.017