©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2015; 21(1): 221-228
Published online Jan 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i1.221
Published online Jan 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i1.221
Table 1 Patients' characteristics and co-medication n (%)
| Patients’ characteristics (n = 75) | Value |
| Diagnosis | |
| CD | 41 (54.7) |
| UC | 34 (45.3) |
| Mean age in years (range) | 44.6 (20-80) |
| Mean duration of disease in years (range) | 11 (1-37) |
| Location of disease (CD) | |
| Small bowel | 11/41 (26.8) |
| Colon | 6/41 (14.6) |
| Small bowel + colon | 24/41 (58.6) |
| Location of disease (UC) | |
| Pancolitis | 17/34 (50.0) |
| Left colon | 14/34 (41.2) |
| Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis | 3/34 (8.8) |
| Co-medication | |
| Prednisolone | 67/75 (89.3) |
| Anti-TNF-α-Antibody | 18/75 (24.0) |
| Tacrolimus | 12/75 (16.0) |
| MTX | 9/75 (12.0) |
| Mean time of azathioprine therapy in months (range) | 50 (4-152) |
- Citation: Kuehn F, Klar E, Bliemeister A, Linnebacher M. Reactivity against microsatellite instability-induced frameshift mutations in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(1): 221-228
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i1/221.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i1.221