IgM antibody against measles virus in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A marker of virus-related disease?

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 661-663

  Balzola, Federico Alessandro ^a   Castellino, Francesca ^a   Colombatto, Piero ^a   Manzini, Paola ^a   Astegiano, Marco ^a   Verme, Giorgio ^a   Brunetto, Maurizia R ^a   Pera, Angelo ^b   Bonino, Ferruccio ^a  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; IgM anti measles; Inflammatory bowel disease; Measles virus; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; MARKER; MEASLES ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES VIRUS; MESENTERY BLOOD VESSEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0030787119     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199707000-00003     Document Type: Article

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