Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody in patients with ulcerative colitis: Relation to clinical course

Anti- Saccharomyces cerevisiae Antibody in Intestinal Behçet's Disease Patients: Relation to Clinical Course

“…Generally, perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (pANCA) is recognized as a marker of a subgroup of patients with UC. [10][11][12] Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody (ASCA) is directed against the oligomannosidic epitope of the yeast S. cerevisiae. 13 The ASCA positive rate is high in patients with CD, [13][14][15] but little is known about the association of serologic markers, such as ASCA and intestinal BD.…”