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Immunologic and genetic links between spondylarthropathies and inflammatory bowel diseases.
European review for medical and pharmacological sciences - 1 Mar 2009
Faustini F, Zoli A, Ferraccioli G F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a well recognized extraintestinal manifestation of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBDs), either Crohn's Disease(CD) or Ulcerative Colitis (UC). A much larger percentage of SpA patients have subclinical gut inflammation manifested either by endoscopic findings or by histology. The aim of the present article is to review clinical and experimental evidences...
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