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Disease Phenotype, Activity and Clinical Course Prediction Based on C-Reactive Protein Levels at Diagnosis in Patients with Crohn's Disease: Results from the CONNECT Study.
Gut and liver - 15 Jul 2016
Kwon Jee Hye, Im Jong Pil, Ye Byong Duk, Cheon Jae Hee, Jang Hyun Joo, Lee Kang Moon, Kim You Sun, Kim Sang Wook, Kim Young Ho, Song Geun Am, Han Dong Soo, Kim Won Ho, Kim Joo Sung
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: C-reactive protein (CRP) is an easily measured index of disease activity, but its ability to predict clinical course is controversial. We therefore designed a study to determine whether the CRP level at Crohn's disease (CD) diagnosis is a valuable indicator of the disease phenotype, activity, and clinical course. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 705 CD patients from 32 institutions. The...
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