Diagnostic accuracy of serum proteinase 3 antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies in children with ulcerative colitis.
Tatsuki MizuochiKatsuhiro AraiTakahiro KudoRyusuke NambuHitoshi TajiriTomoki AomatsuNaoki AbeToshihiko KakiuchiKunio HashimotoTsuyoshi SogoMichiko TakahashiYuri EtaniYugo TakakiKen-Ichiro KonishiJun IshiharaHitoshi ObaraTatsuyuki KakumaShunsuke KureiYushiro YamashitaKeiichi MitsuyamaPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2020)
In Japanese children and adolescents, PR3-ANCA performed better as a serologic marker for diagnosis of UC than MPO-ANCA. To our knowledge, this is the first report of such a comparison.