Perinuclear Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies and Anti-Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Antibodies as Serological Markers Are Not Specific in the Identification of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (pANCAs) and anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCAs), as single agents and in combination, for the diagnosis of Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), including in cases of ind...

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Main Authors: Vishal Anand, Anthony S Russell, Ross Tsuyuki, Richard Fedorak
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/974540
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Ross Tsuyuki
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description OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (pANCAs) and anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCAs), as single agents and in combination, for the diagnosis of Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), including in cases of indeterminate colitis (IC).
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spelling doaj-art-9c75d9670a064d5999cdbd3bc54acb952025-02-03T06:05:20ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002008-01-01221333610.1155/2008/974540Perinuclear Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies and Anti-Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Antibodies as Serological Markers Are Not Specific in the Identification of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative ColitisVishal Anand0Anthony S Russell1Ross Tsuyuki2Richard Fedorak3Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDivision of Rheumatology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaEpidemiology Coordinating and Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaOBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (pANCAs) and anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCAs), as single agents and in combination, for the diagnosis of Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), including in cases of indeterminate colitis (IC).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/974540
spellingShingle Vishal Anand
Anthony S Russell
Ross Tsuyuki
Richard Fedorak
Perinuclear Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies and Anti-Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Antibodies as Serological Markers Are Not Specific in the Identification of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Perinuclear Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies and Anti-Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Antibodies as Serological Markers Are Not Specific in the Identification of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
title_full Perinuclear Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies and Anti-Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Antibodies as Serological Markers Are Not Specific in the Identification of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
title_fullStr Perinuclear Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies and Anti-Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Antibodies as Serological Markers Are Not Specific in the Identification of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
title_full_unstemmed Perinuclear Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies and Anti-Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Antibodies as Serological Markers Are Not Specific in the Identification of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
title_short Perinuclear Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies and Anti-Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Antibodies as Serological Markers Are Not Specific in the Identification of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
title_sort perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies and anti saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies as serological markers are not specific in the identification of crohn s disease and ulcerative colitis
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/974540
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