Does serum procalcitonin differentiate inflammatory bowel disease and self-limited colitis?
The measurement of PCT offers two diagnostic options in IBD. Supranormal levels indicate self-limited enterocolitis. Furthermore, although within the normal range in IBD, PCT levels may serve as a new serological marker of disease activity.
This study suggests that hypermethylation of tumor suppressor genes is extended from primary to metastatic tumors during tumor progression.