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Current concepts of the etiology and pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
Gastroenterology clinics of North America - 1 Sept 1995
Sartor R B
Abstract excerpt
Although the causes, events initiating and triggering inflammation, and the precise immunoregulatory defects of IBD are still not known, investigations have provided a better understanding of the mechanisms of perpetuation of inflammation, genetic susceptibility, tissue injury, and symptoms. Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are related disorders that probably share susceptibility genes and have similar...
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