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JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
Volume 18, Issue 7, Pages 756-762Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2003.03014.x
Keywords
biological marker; calprotectin; gastroenterology
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Calprotectin is a calcium and zinc binding protein of the S100 family derived predominantly from neutrophils and monocytes. It is detectable in body fluids and tissue samples and is emerging as a valuable marker in the diagnosis, and the monitoring and determining of the prognosis of commonly encountered gastroenterological conditions. Fecal calprotectin, in particular, has for a long time been regarded as a promising marker of gastrointestinal pathology and has now been established as a routine test in Norway and at several centers in the UK. (C) 2003 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.
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