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Clinical and demographic characterization of Jewish Crohn's disease patients in Israel.
Journal of clinical gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2003
Fidder Herma H, Avidan Benjamin, Lahav Maor, Bar-Meir Simon, Chowers Yehuda
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic transmural inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. Genetic background may influence the nature of disease. The Jewish population in Israel is composed of Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews, who differ in their genetic background. Previous studies have reported that the prevalence of CD in Sephardic Jews is lower than in Ashkenazi Jews; however, no information is available...
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