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Response to medical treatment in patients with Crohn's disease: the role of NOD2/CRAD15, disease phenotype, and age of diagnosis.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Jun 2010
Weiss B, Lebowitz O, Fidder H H, Maza I, Levine A, Shaoul R, Reif S, Bujanover Y, Karban A
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PURPOSE: Factors influencing response to medications in Crohn's disease (CD) patients are not fully understood. We aimed to evaluate the relationships between NOD2/CARD15 mutations, disease phenotype and age of CD diagnosis and response to medical treatment with systemic steroids, azathioprine (AZA) or 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP), and infliximab. METHODS: A retrospective medical records analysis was made of patients...
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