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Longitudinal concordance for clinical characteristics in a Swedish-Danish twin population with inflammatory bowel disease
7 Sept 2007
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BACKGROUND: The genetic influence on disease course in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains unknown. We therefore aimed to study longitudinal concordance for clinical characteristics and longitudinal stability using the Montreal Classification in an IBD twin population. METHODS: A total of 158 twins with ulcerative colitis (UC) (18 belonging to 9 concordant monozygotic pairs) and 141 twins with Crohn's...
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