Genetic influences on the development of fibrosis in Crohn’s Disease

Genetic influences on the development of fibrosis in Crohn’s Disease

Fibrostenotic strictures are an important complication in patients with Crohn’s Disease, very often necessitating surgery. This fibrotic process develops in a genetically susceptible individual, and is influenced by an interplay with environmental, immunological and disease-related factors. A deeper...

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Main Authors: Bram eVerstockt, Isabelle eCleynen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
Autophagy
Fibrosis
Genetics
Crohn’s Disease
Nod2
stricturing disease
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2016.00024/full

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