title: [The immunology laboratory in digestive tract disorders].
abstract: Medical laboratory immunology can be useful, for the overall study of patients with gastrointestinal and hepatic diseases, at three different levels. In those diseases where an abnormal immune response has been through to contribute to the pathophysiological process, the specialized laboratory may yield useful information regarding the activation or presence of such mechanisms; in infectious diseases of the liver and/or gastrointestinal tract, the immunology laboratory can contribute- sometimes decisively- to the etiological diagnosis and, finally, in malignant gastrointestinal diseases, immunological studies might provide information that is useful for the diagnosis, and the most importantly, for the follow-up and prognosis of such patients.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorios Clínicos de Puebla.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Argüelles
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000737:chemistry; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D004067:Digestive System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007159:Immunologic Tests
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm
vernacular_title: Laboratorio de inmunología en padecimientos del tubo digestivo.