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Mycobacterium paratuberculosis as a cause of Crohn's disease.
Expert review of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Jan 2015
McNees Adrienne L, Markesich Diane, Zayyani Najah R, Graham David Y
Abstract excerpt
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease of unknown cause, affecting approximately 1.4 million North American people. Due to the similarities between Crohn's disease and Johne's disease, a chronic enteritis in ruminant animals caused by Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP) infection, MAP has long been considered to be a potential cause of Crohn's disease. MAP is an obligate intracellular...
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