P-057A: Detecting inflammation in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: the role of fecal calprotectin and its impact on management

Questions and answers on the role of fec

Questions and answers on the role of fecal lactoferrin as a biological marker in inflammatory bowel disease

✍ Javier P. Gisbert; Adrian G. McNicholl; Fernando Gomollon 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 109 KB

Among the available fecal biomarkers for the diagnosis and monitoring of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), only calprotectin and lactoferrin have translated into useful clinical tools. Lactoferrin can be detected using simple and cheap techniques and it has excellent stability in feces over a long p