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Genetic determinants associated with early age of diagnosis of IBD.
Diseases of the colon and rectum - 1 Mar 2015
Connelly Tara M, Berg Arthur S, Harris Leonard, Brinton David, Deiling Sue, Koltun Walter A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is typically diagnosed at 20 to 40 years of age. However, very young versus elderly patients with IBD may have different mechanisms of disease that may affect prognosis and care. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this work was to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with age of onset of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. DESIGN: Patients were genotyped...
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