The Novel Crohn's Disease Marker Anti-GP2 Antibody Is Associated with Ileocolonic Location of Disease

Crohn's disease (CD) is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that can affect the whole gastrointestinal tract. The ileocolonic variant of CD, an inflammation of both the ileum and the large intestine, accounts for up to 50% of the cases with CD, whereas Crohn's ileitis affecting the ileum...

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Main Authors: Valentina Somma, Hani Ababneh, Ahmad Ababneh, Simona Gatti, Vittorio Romagnoli, Emanuele Bendia, Karsten Conrad, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos, Dirk Roggenbuck, Gino Ciarrocchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/683824