Prevalence and diagnostic role of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in inflammatory bowel disease.

BACKGROUND: Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) are of proven diagnostic value in a variety of vasculitides, where they are also thought to play a pathogenic role. ANCA has also been detected in the serum of patients with idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), both ulcerative colitis...

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Main Authors: Bansi, D, Chapman, R, Fleming, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1996