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NOD2 gene variant is a risk factor for postoperative complications in patients with Crohn's disease: A genetic association study.
Surgery - 1 Jul 2016
Germain Adeline, Guéant Rosa-Maria, Chamaillard Mathias, Allen Patrick B, Bresler Laurent, Guéant Jean-Louis, Peyrin-Biroulet Laurent
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Postoperative complications are relatively frequent in Crohn's disease (CD) and several risk factors have been identified. The influence of genetic factors, however is unknown. METHODS: CD patients who underwent CD-related bowel resection were identified from the "Nancy IBD cohort." Postoperative complications were defined as intraabdominal infectious complications and non-intraabdominal infectious...
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