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Higher titers of anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies IgA and IgG are associated with more aggressive phenotypes in Romanian patients with Crohn's disease.

S. Gologan, Răzvan Iacob, Carmen Monica Preda, Roxana Vădan, Bogdan Cotruţă, Ana-Maria Catuneanu, Speranţa Iacob, Ileana Constantinescu, Liana Gheorghe, Silviu Iobagiu,

PubMed · 2012 · 11 citations · 20 references

Abstract

ASCA seropositivity in Romanian CD patients is lower than in Western Europe. Higher ASCA IgA and IgG titers are associated with a younger age at diagnosis and more aggressive phenotypes.

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