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Pediatric-onset Chronic Nonspecific Multiple Ulcers of Small Intestine: A Nationwide Survey and Genetic Study in Japan.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Apr 2017
Uchida Keiichi, Nakajima Atsushi, Ushijima Kosuke, Ida Shinobu, Seki Yoshitaka, Kakuta Fumihiko, Abukawa Daiki, Tsukahara Hisayuki, Maisawa Shun-Ichi, Inoue Mikihiro, Araki Toshimitsu, Umeno Junji, Matsumoto Takayuki, Taguchi Tomoaki
Abstract excerpt
We performed a Japanese nationwide survey of pediatric-onset chronic nonspecific multiple ulcers of the small intestine between January 2000 and July 2013 in 176 institutions of pediatric surgery or pediatric gastroenterology and clarified the clinical features associated with genetic abnormalities in the Solute Carrier Organic Anion Transporter Family, Member 2A1 (SLCO2A1) gene. A total of 4 cases (3 girls and 1...
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