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S 100 A 12: A noninvasive marker of inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease
Author(s) -
Logt Floor,
Day Andrew S
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of digestive diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.684
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1751-2980
pISSN - 1751-2972
DOI - 10.1111/1751-2980.12012
Subject(s) - medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , inflammation , biomarker , disease , inflammatory bowel diseases , ulcerative colitis , gastroenterology , pathology , biology , biochemistry
Inflammatory bowel diseases are incurable conditions that feature gut inflammation. Standard markers have inadequate sensitivity and specificity. S 100 A 12 is a new fecal marker that has promise as a non‐invasive indicator of gut inflammation. This article reviews recent studies focusing on S 100 A 12 and highlights the current and potential roles of this biomarker.