Leucine-rich alpha-2 glycoprotein as a superior biomarker to C-reactive protein for detecting small bowel lesions in Crohn’s disease
LRG is a useful biomarker in assessing the endoscopic activity of CD and is more useful than CRP in the small intestine.
Authors
- Akinori Otsuki
- Yoshihiro Yokota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9161-4782)
- Masashi Ohno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3505-7835)
- Takayuki Imai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9170-4075)
- Osamu Inatomi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5837-6575)
- Shigeki Bamba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4108-5894)
- Atsushi Nishida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6451-7699)
Institutions
- Shiga University of Medical Science (JP)
- Shiga University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Published
- 2025-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v17.i2.100793
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.63