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Association of age at diagnosis and ulcerative colitis phenotype.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Sept 2012
Quezada Sandra M, Cross Raymond K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ulcerative colitis (UC) primarily affects young adults; however, 12% of patients are diagnosed at an advanced age. Previous studies report that older patients are less likely to have pancolitis and more likely to have distal disease location. AIMS: Our objective was to compare UC phenotype by age of diagnosis in a tertiary referral cohort. METHODS: Retrospective database analysis. Demographics,...
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