Low serum zinc levels predict presence of depression symptoms, but not overall disease outcome, regardless of ATG16L1 genotype in Crohn’s disease patients

Low serum zinc levels predict presence of depression symptoms, but not overall disease outcome, regardless of ATG16L1 genotype in Crohn’s disease patients

Background: Zinc deficiency (ZD) in Crohn’s disease (CD) is considered a frequent finding and may exacerbate CD activity. ZD is associated with depression in non-CD patients. We aimed to assess the prevalence of ZD in CD patients in clinical remission, its association with mood disturbances and to a...

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Main Authors: Thomas Greuter, Yannick Franc, Matthias Kaelin, Alain M. Schoepfer, Philipp Schreiner, Jonas Zeitz, Michael Scharl, Benjamin Misselwitz, Alex Straumann, Stephan R. Vavricka, Gerhard Rogler, Roland von Känel, Luc Biedermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-02-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756283X18757715

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