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Visceral Adiposity, Genetic Susceptibility, and Risk of Complications Among Individuals with Crohn's Disease.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Jan 2017
Van Der Sloot Kimberley W J, Joshi Amit D, Bellavance Danielle R, Gilpin Katherine K, Stewart Kathleen O, Lochhead Paul, Garber John J, Giallourakis Cosmas, Yajnik Vijay, Ananthakrishnan Ashwin N, Alizadeh Behrooz Z, Xavier Ramnik J, Khalili Hamed
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INTRODUCTION: Adipose tissue in mesenteric fat plays a key role in systemic and luminal inflammation. However, little is known about the role of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and its interaction with genetic predisposition in Crohn's disease (CD) progression. METHODS: Our study population included patients with CD enrolled in Prospective Registry in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study at Massachusetts General...
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