摘要 |
The present invention provides a method for detecting the presence of diseases including ulcerative colitis or primary sclerosing cholangitis in a patient. The method consists of contacting a body sample of the patient with immobilized neutrophils so as to allow the antineutrophilic cytoplasmic antibodies to bind to the neutrophils. Further, the method provides detecting bound anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic antibodies, the presence of the antibodies indicative of the disease state. |