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Gene expression profiles of ileal inflammatory bowel disease correlate with disease phenotype and advance understanding of its immunopathogenesis.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Nov 2013
Ben-Shachar Shay, Yanai Henit, Baram Liran, Elad Hofit, Meirovithz Elhanan, Ofer Amos, Brazowski Eli, Tulchinsky Hagit, Pasmanik-Chor Metsada, Dotan Iris
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BACKGROUND: Pouchitis may develop in patients with ulcerative colitis undergoing pouch surgery. We aimed to evaluate the de novo inflammation developing in the ileal pouch, hypothesizing that it may be similar to ileitis in Crohn's disease (CD). METHODS: Patients with ulcerative colitis pouch were prospectively recruited, stratified according to disease behavior into normal pouch, chronic pouchitis, and...
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