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Disease behavior in children with Crohn's disease: the effect of disease duration, ethnicity, genotype, and phenotype.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Jan 2009
Shaoul Ron, Karban Amir, Reif Shimon, Weiss Batia, Shamir Raanan, Tamir Ada, Davidovich Ofir, Halevi Jonathan, Silver Esther Leshinsky, Levine Arie
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Disease behavior in Crohn's disease (CD) may be modified by disease location and genotype. Disease behavior may change over time, and thus analysis requires follow-up. To date, there have been few pediatric studies that have evaluated the association between disease behavior and genotype with prolonged follow-up. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of genotype, phenotype, and ethnicity on...
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