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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha serum level in assessment of disease activity in inflammatory bowel diseases.

Nešina Avdagić, Nermina Babić, M Seremet, Marina Delić-Šarac, Zahida Drače, Amir Denjalić, Emina Nakaš-Ićindić

PubMed · 2013 · 29 citations · 14 references

Abstract

Since there were no differences in serum TNF-α concentrations related to the disease activity we consider that TNF-α is not an adequate serum biomarker for an assessment of the disease activity in patients with IBD.

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