Urinary intestinal fatty acid binding protein predicts necrotizing enterocolitis.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.01.057 and PMC identifier 4120986.
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Abstract
Necrotizing enterocolitis, characterized by sudden onset and rapid progression, remains the most significant gastrointestinal disorder among premature infants. In seeking a predictive biomarker, we found intestinal fatty acid binding protein, an indicator of enterocyte damage, was substantially increased within three and seven days before the diagnosis of necrotizing enterocolitis.
Medical subject headings
- Enterocolitis, Necrotizing
- Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins
- Infant, Premature