Alterations of the CARD15/NOD2 gene and the impact on management and treatment of Crohn's disease patients [PDF]
The recent identification of the CARD15/NOD2 gene as a susceptibility locus for Crohn's disease represents an important step towards the delineation of the immuno-pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease.
Folwaczny, Christian +3 more
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Predicting outcome in Crohn’s disease [PDF]
Crohn’s disease is a chronic immune-mediated disease which can cause inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract anywhere between mouth and anus. It is now understood to be the result of a complex interplay between genetic, microbial and environmental
Kennedy, Nicholas A.
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rs1004819 is the main disease-associated IL23R variant in German Crohn's disease patients: combined analysis of IL23R, CARD15, and OCTN1/2 variants. [PDF]
The IL23R gene has been identified as a susceptibility gene for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the North American population. The aim of our study was to test this association in a large German IBD cohort and to elucidate potential interactions with
Folwaczny, Christian +70 more
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Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and their first-degree relatives: Potential clinical value [PDF]
Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) have been described as specific markers in Crohn's disease and their healthy first-degree relatives. 171 patients with Crohn's disease, their 105 first-degree relatives, 145 patients with ulcerative colitis
Török, H.-P. +5 more
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Radiologic images of complications of Crohn's disease
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disease that may occur in the alimentary tract and has various clinical courses. It is characterized by several complications, including bowel strictures, bowel obstruction, fistulas, abscesses, and ...
Sungjin Yoon +2 more
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Microscopic features of small bowel mucosa of patients with Crohn’s disease
Background Double-balloon enteroscopy enables performing numerous small bowel biopsies for pathologic analysis. However, most histopathological characteristics of Crohn’s disease are non-specific characteristics.
Yun Cui +7 more
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Background Mutations or polymorphisms of genes that are associated with inflammasome functions are known to predispose individuals to Crohn’s disease and likely affect clinical presentations and responses to therapeutic agents in patients with Crohn’s ...
Harumi Jyonouchi, Lee Geng
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Clinical trials and young adults with inflammatory bowel disease
Young adults (approximately 18–35 years) with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) represent a distinct demographic with unique developmental and physiological characteristics, yet they are underrepresented in clinical trials.
Sneha Dave +10 more
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Multicentric Cutaneous Crohn's Disease: A Case Report and Review of Literature
A patient presented with skin lesions at sites not contiguous with Crohn's disease of the bowel and with specific histological features of Crohn's disease occurring two weeks from the onset of bowel symptoms.
Robert Prokopetz +3 more
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Where are all the Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in patients with Crohn's disease?
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) causes a chronic granulomatous inflammation of the intestines, Johne's disease, in dairy cows and every other species of mammal in which it has been identified.
Ellen S Pierce
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