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UnknownNCT00517101

Presence of IBD Specific Antibodies (ASCA, ALCA, ACCA, AMCA) in the Sera of Patients With Spondyloarthropathy

Status
Unknown
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
Sponsor
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center · Other Government
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

A relationship between IBD and spondyloarthropathy is well recognized. ASCA ( anti saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies)are considered to be a serological marker for Crohn's disease and have been studied in patients with spondyloarthropathy with conflicting results. More recently, new serological markers for IBD have been described. These markers are antibodies to certain defined glycans , and their use may permit an improved diagnosis of IBD. The aim of our study is to investigate wether these new serological markers are present in the sera of patients with spondyloarthropathy.

Conditions

Timeline

Start date
2007-09-01
First posted
2007-08-16
Last updated
2007-08-16

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00517101. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.