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Genetic risk factors for serious infections in inflammatory bowel diseases.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 May 2017
Sasidharan Saranya, Yajnik Vijay, Khalili Hamed, Garber John, Xavier Ramnik, Ananthakrishnan Ashwin N
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INTRODUCTION: Immunosuppression, the cornerstone of management of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) (inflammatory bowel diseases; IBD) is associated with an increased risk of serious infections that is inadequately predicted by clinical risk factors. The role of genetics in determining susceptibility to infections is unknown. METHODS: From a prospective-consented patient registry, we identified IBD...
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