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Clinical and molecular characteristics of isolated colonic Crohn's disease.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Dec 2008
Hancock Laura, Beckly John, Geremia Alessandra, Cooney Rachel, Cummings Fraser, Pathan Saad, Guo Changun, Warren Bryan F, Mortensen Neil, Ahmad Tariq, Jewell Derek
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BACKGROUND: Clinical, serological, and molecular data support the existence of discrete subsets of Crohn's disease (CD) defined by location of disease. Little is known about the epidemiology and natural history of isolated CD of the colon (Montreal Classification L2) because most studies have not accurately distinguished it from ileocolonic disease. Our objectives were to describe the clinical features and...
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