Predicting outcome in ulcerative colitis : clinical and genetic determinants of disease susceptibility and behaviour

Firstly, the importance of corticosteroid resistance/dependence as a co-factor in disease progression was studied in a detailed 5-year inception cohort (1998-2003). Secondly, a risk score to stratify the likelihood of response to standard medical therapy (high dose corticosteroids) identifying 3 dis...

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Main Author: Ho, Gwo-Tzer
Published: University of Edinburgh 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.652477