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Pediatric Crohn's disease and growth retardation: the role of genotype, phenotype, and disease severity.
Pediatrics - 1 Nov 2004
Wine Eytan, Reif Shimon S, Leshinsky-Silver Esther, Weiss Batya, Shaoul Ron R, Shamir Raanan, Wasserman Dror, Lerner Aaron, Boaz Mona, Levine Arie
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BACKGROUND: Delayed growth is a well-established feature of pediatric Crohn's disease. Several factors have been shown to affect growth, including disease location, severity, and treatment. The recently discovered NOD2 gene has been correlated to ileal location of Crohn's disease and subsequently...
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