Inflammatory bowel diseases
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Inflamm. Bowel Dis. · Aug 2009
Multicenter StudyFecal calprotectin and lactoferrin for the prediction of inflammatory bowel disease relapse.
The purpose of the study was to determine the role of fecal calprotectin and lactoferrin in the prediction of inflammatory bowel disease relapses, both in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), in a large, long-term, follow-up study. ⋯ Fecal calprotectin and lactoferrin determination may be useful in predicting impending clinical relapse-especially during the following 3 months-in both CD and UC patients.