Are antibodies to Escherichia coli outer membrane porin C in the absence of anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies an unreliable marker of Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis?
Anti-OmpC, in the absence of ASCA and ANCA, is a serological pattern noted in a subset of medically complex cases in children and young adults without CD or UC.
The results suggest that metabolic syndrome is associated with increased serum relaxin-3 levels in women. Relaxin-3 might be considered as a potential biomarker of metabolic syndrome.