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Molecular classification of Crohn's disease reveals two clinically relevant subtypes.
Gut - 1 Jan 2018
Weiser Matthew, Simon Jeremy M, Kochar Bharati, Tovar Adelaide, Israel Jennifer W, Robinson Adam, Gipson Gregory R, Schaner Matthew S, Herfarth Hans H, Sartor R Balfour, McGovern Dermot P B, Rahbar Reza, Sadiq Timothy S, Koruda Mark J, Furey Terrence S, Sheikh Shehzad Z
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The clinical presentation and course of Crohn's disease (CD) is highly variable. We sought to better understand the cellular and molecular mechanisms that guide this heterogeneity, and characterise the cellular processes associated with disease phenotypes. DESIGN: We examined both gene expression and gene regulation (chromatin accessibility) in non-inflamed colon tissue from a cohort of adult patients...
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