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Disease concordance, zygosity, and NOD2/CARD15 status: follow-up of a population-based cohort of Danish twins with inflammatory bowel disease.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Nov 2005
Jess Tine, Riis Lene, Jespersgaard Cathrine, Hougs Lotte, Andersen Paal Skytt, Orholm Marianne K, Binder Vibeke, Munkholm Pia
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: A Danish cohort of twins with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), has previously been collected. The aim of the present study was to reassess this cohort in order to compare clinical characteristics in concordant versus discordant twin pairs, test twin zygosity genetically, follow-up on disease concordance, and examine NOD2/CARD15 genetic status....
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