Prostaglandin E-major urinary metabolite versus fecal immunochemical occult blood test as a biomarker for patient with ulcerative colitis

Abstract Background 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). Methods PGE-MUM and FIT measurements were performed of 9...

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Main Authors: Natsuki Ishida, Takahiro Miyazu, Ryosuke Takano, Satoshi Tamura, Shinya Tani, Takuma Kagami, Mihoko Yamade, Yasushi Hamaya, Moriya Iwaizumi, Satoshi Osawa, Takahisa Furuta, Hiroaki Miyajima, Ken Sugimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-020-01256-5