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SUBMITTER: Naser SA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3270503 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
World journal of gastroenterology 20120201 5
Inflammatory bowel disease is a group of diseases that includes Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis. CD is characterized as a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract, ranging from the mouth to the anus. Although there are gross pathological and histological similarities between CD and Johne's disease of cattle, the cause of CD remains controversial. It is vital to understand fully the cause of this disease because it affects approximately 500,000 people in North Americ ...[more]