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- noun biochemistry A
calcium -binding protein that also functions as acell growth inhibitory factor ; its measurement infaeces is a test for inflammatory bowel disease
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Examples
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Screening with faecal calprotectin reduced the number of endoscopies by 67% in adults and
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"If studies conducted in primary care find a high diagnostic accuracy of the faecal calprotectin test it will be an important step forward in how inflammatory bowel disease is diagnosed," he writes.
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So researchers based in the Netherlands set out to determine whether faecal calprotectin can serve as a screening test to limit the number of people undergoing invasive endoscopy.
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Fecal calprotectin for screening of patients with suspected inflammatory bowel disease: diagnostic meta-analysis
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They analysed the results of six adult (670 patients) and seven child studies (371 patients) comparing faecal calprotectin with endoscopy in patients with suspected inflammatory bowel disease.
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Measuring calprotectin levels (a protein found in inflammatory cells) in stools could be a good screening test, but its accuracy is largely unknown.
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Despite some differences in the design and quality of the studies, they conclude that faecal calprotectin is a useful screening tool for identifying patients who are most likely to need endoscopic evaluation for suspected inflammatory bowel disease.
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