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Genetic risk factors in young patients with ischemic colitis.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association - 1 Aug 2008
Theodoropoulou Angeliki, Sfiridaki Aekaterini, Oustamanolakis Pantelis, Vardas Emanouel, Livadiotaki Aekaterini, Boumpaki Aekaterini, Paspatis Gregorios, Koutroubakis Ioannis E
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Although ischemic colitis (IC) usually occurs in old people with concomitant illnesses, an increasing frequency of this disease among young people has been reported. Inherited risk factors have been suggested to play an important role in the pathogenesis of IC. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and possible role of mutations associated with cardiovascular morbidity in...
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