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

Vishal Anand; Anthony S Russell; Ross Tsuyuki; Richard Fedorak

doi:10.1155/2008/974540

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2008)

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

Vishal Anand,
Anthony S Russell,
Ross Tsuyuki,
Richard Fedorak

Affiliations

Vishal Anand: Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Anthony S Russell: Division of Rheumatology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Ross Tsuyuki: Epidemiology Coordinating and Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Richard Fedorak: Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/974540
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22, no. 1
pp. 33 – 36

Abstract

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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).

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

ISSN: 0835-7900 (Print); 1916-7237 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1720

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