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Primary sclerosing cholangitis is associated with a distinct phenotype of inflammatory bowel disease.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Dec 2012
Boonstra Kirsten, van Erpecum Karel J, van Nieuwkerk Karin M J, Drenth Joost P H, Poen Alexander C, Witteman Ben J M, Tuynman Hans A R E, Beuers Ulrich, Ponsioen Cyriel Y
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BACKGROUND: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is strongly associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of this study was to assess the IBD phenotype associated with PSC in a large well-phenotyped population-based PSC cohort using endoscopic and histopathologic criteria. METHODS: PSC cases were identified and ascertained, fulfilling well-established criteria, in 39 hospitals in a geographically...
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