Antibodies against glycoprotein 2 display diagnostic advantages over ASCA in distinguishing CD from intestinal tuberculosis and intestinal Behçet's disease
Author(s) -
Shulan Zhang,
Jing Luo,
Ziyan Wu,
Dirk Roggenbuck,
Peter Schierack,
Dirk Reinhold,
Ji Li,
Xiaofeng Zeng,
Fengchun Zhang,
Qian Jiaming,
Yongzhe Li
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical and translational gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.673
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2155-384X
DOI - 10.1038/ctg.2018.1
Subject(s) - medicine , antibody , ulcerative colitis , intestinal tuberculosis , crohn's disease , immunoglobulin a , inflammatory bowel disease , anti neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody , immunology , disease , gastroenterology , behcet's disease , immunoglobulin g , vasculitis
In comparison with ASCA, aGP2 distinguishes CD from intestinal BD or ITB as disease controls more efficiently, aiding in the differential diagnosis of IBD.
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