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SUBMITTER: Ishida N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7168827 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
BMC gastroenterology 20200419 1
<h4>Background</h4>Prostaglandin E-major urinary metabolite (PGE-MUM) may be a novel biomarker for evaluating disease activity in ulcerative colitis (UC). We compared its usefulness to that of the fecal immunochemical occult blood test (FIT).<h4>Methods</h4>PGE-MUM and FIT measurements were performed of 92 urinary and fecal samples obtained from 60 patients with UC. Endoscopic activity was determined by Mayo endoscopic subscore (eMayo) and Ulcerative Colitis Endoscopic Index of Severity (UCEIS) ...[more]