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Predictors of Outcome in Ulcerative Colitis.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Sept 2015
Waterman Matti, Knight Jo, Dinani Amreen, Xu Wei, Stempak Joanne M, Croitoru Kenneth, Nguyen Geoffrey C, Cohen Zane, McLeod Robin S, Greenberg Gordon R, Steinhart A Hillary, Silverberg Mark S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Approximately 80% of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) have intermittently active disease and up to 20% will require a colectomy, but little data available on predictors of poor disease course. The aim of this study was to identify clinical and genetic markers that can predict prognosis. METHODS: Medical records of patients with UC with ≥5 years of follow-up and available DNA and serum were...
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