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Early development of stricturing or penetrating pattern in Crohn's disease is influenced by disease location, number of flares, and smoking but not by NOD2/CARD15 genotype.
Gut - 1 Apr 2003
Louis E, Michel V, Hugot J P, Reenaers C, Fontaine F, Delforge M, El Yafi F, Colombel J F, Belaiche J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Crohn's disease is a heterogeneous entity. Disease behaviour, characterised as stricturing, penetrating, or non-stricturing non-penetrating, is a clinically important phenotype as it is associated with complications and need for surgery. It has recently been showed that the behaviour of Crohn's disease changes over the course of the disease. AIM: To assess the association between rapid development of...
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