Medicine

Assessment of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in ulcerative colitis: a promising marker in predicting disease severity.

S. Torun, B. Tunç, B. Suvak, H. Yıldız, A. Tas, A. Sayılır, Y. Ozderin, Y. Beyazıt, E. Kayaçetin

2012.10.1Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology

DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2012.06.004

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Peripheral blood NLR can reflect disease activity and can be used as an additional marker for estimating intestinal inflammation and the present study revealed that NLR is increased in active UC.

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TORUN, S., et al. Assessment of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in ulcerative colitis: A promising marker in predicting disease severity. Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology, 2012, 36 5: 491–7.