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Clinical features in familial cases of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in Italy: a GISC study. Italian Study Group for the Disease of Colon and Rectum.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Oct 2001
Annese V, Andreoli A, Astegiano M, Campieri M, Caprilli R, Cucchiara S, D'Incà R, Giaccari S, Iaquinto G, Lombardi G, Napolitano G, Pera A, Riegler G, Valpiani D, Andriulli A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have reported genetic anticipation, genomic imprinting, and phenotypic concordance of some clinical features in familial cases of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). The aim of our study was to investigate the phenotypic features of affected members in a large sample of CD and UC Italian families. METHODS: In a multicenter study, CD and UC families were recruited....
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