对于自身免疫性胰腺炎诊断生物标志物的未满足需求
1Department of Gastroenterology, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China.
World journal of gastroenterology
|March 11, 2024
概括
诊断自身免疫性胰腺炎 (AIP) 是具有挑战性的,因为当前的生物标志物如免疫球蛋白G4 (IgG4) 的局限性. 新的血清生物标志物对于准确的AIP诊断至关重要.
科学领域:
- 胃肠病学 胃肠病学
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 病理学 病理学 病理学
背景情况:
- 自身免疫性胰腺炎 (AIP) 是一种罕见的慢性自身免疫性疾病.
- 目前的AIP诊断依赖于组织病理学,成像和治疗反应.
- 血清免疫球蛋白G4 (IgG4) 具有中度敏感性,在相当一部分AIP患者中是正常的,使诊断复杂化.
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