Fecal lactoferrin is a sensitive and specific marker in identifying intestinal inflammation

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1309-1314

  Kane, Sunanda V ^a   Sandborn, William J ^b   Rufo, Paul A ^b   Zholudev, Anna ^b   Boone, James ^b   Lyerly, David ^b   Camilleri, Michael ^b   Hanauer, Stephen B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LACTOFERRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENTERITIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0037635274     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07458.x     Document Type: Article

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