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The association between race and Crohn's disease phenotype in the Western Cape population of South Africa, defined by the Montreal Classification System.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Basson Abigail, Swart Rina, Jordaan Esme, Mazinu Mikateko, Watermeyer Gillian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Inter-racial differences in disease characteristics and in the management of Crohn's disease (CD) have been described in African American and Asian subjects, however for the racial groups in South Africa, no such recent literature exists. METHODS: A cross sectional study of all consecutive CD patients seen at 2 large inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) referral centers in the Western Cape, South Africa...
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