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Definition of phenotypic characteristics of childhood-onset inflammatory bowel disease.
Gastroenterology - 1 Oct 2008
Van Limbergen Johan, Russell Richard K, Drummond Hazel E, Aldhous Marian C, Round Nicola K, Nimmo Elaine R, Smith Linda, Gillett Peter M, McGrogan Paraic, Weaver Lawrence T, Bisset W Michael, Mahdi Gamal, Arnott Ian D, Satsangi Jack, Wilson David C
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Childhood-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) might be etiologically different from adult-onset IBD. We analyzed disease phenotypes and progression of childhood-onset disease and compared them with characteristics of adult-onset disease in patients in Scotland. METHODS: Anatomic locations and behaviors were assessed in 416 patients with childhood-onset (276 Crohn's disease [CD], 99...
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