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SUBMITTER: Yasutomi E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8160157 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yasutomi Eriko E Inokuchi Toshihiro T Hiraoka Sakiko S Takei Kensuke K Igawa Shoko S Yamamoto Shumpei S Ohmori Masayasu M Oka Shohei S Yamasaki Yasushi Y Kinugasa Hideaki H Takahara Masahiro M Harada Keita K Furukawa Masaki M Itoshima Kouichi K Okada Ken K Otsuka Fumio F Tanaka Takehiro T Mitsuhashi Toshiharu T Kato Jun J Okada Hiroyuki H
Scientific reports 20210527 1
Leucine-rich alpha-2 glycoprotein (LRG) may be a novel serum biomarker for patients with inflammatory bowel disease. The association of LRG with the endoscopic activity and predictability of mucosal healing (MH) was determined and compared with those of C-reactive protein (CRP) and fecal markers (fecal immunochemical test [FIT] and fecal calprotectin [Fcal]) in 166 ulcerative colitis (UC) and 56 Crohn's disease (CD) patients. In UC, LRG was correlated with the endoscopic activity and could predi ...[more]