Description
Aids in the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and the differential diagnosis of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC); prognostic aid for clinical management of patients with CD.
Disease/Condition
Digestive Disease,
Autoimmune,
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD),
Crohn's disease (CD),
ulcerative colitis (UC)
Location
Specimen
Type
Immunoassay
Analytes Included
- anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (gASCA)
- Antichitobioside carbohydrate antibodies (ACCA)
- antilaminaribioside carbohydrate antibodies (ALCA)
- antimannobioside carbohydrate antibodies (AMCA)
- atypical perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (pANCA)