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The pathogenesis of Crohn's disease in the 21st century.
Pathology - 1 Dec 2002
Hume Georgia, Radford-Smith Graham L
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Ten years ago Crohn's disease remained a highly complex disorder with an unknown aetiology and a poorly understood pathogenesis. Research in this field had repeatedly confirmed the presence of an activated intestinal immune system but the factors underlying this had not been identified. Since then, the significance of genetic susceptibility has been established and underlined by the discovery of the NOD2 gene. In...
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