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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2007; 13(38): 5116-5120
Published online Oct 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i38.5116
Crohn’s disease incidence evolution in North-western Greece is not associated with alteration of NOD2/CARD15 variants
Michael Economou, Grigoris Filis, Zoi Tsianou, John Alamanos, Antonios Kogevinas, Kostas Masalas, Anna Petrou, Epameinondas V Tsianos
Michael Economou, Grigoris Filis, Zoi Tsianou, Antonios Kogevinas, Kostas Masalas, Anna Petrou, Epameinondas V Tsianos, 1st Department of Internal Medicine and Hepato-gastroenterology Unit, University of Ioannina, School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece
John Alamanos, Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Greece and the European Union, PENED03ED770
Correspondence to: Michael Economou, 1st Department of Internal Medicine and Hepato-gastroenterology Unit, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina 45110, Greece. meconom@cc.uoi.gr
Telephone: +30-265-1097799 Fax: +30-265-1097867
Received: March 16, 2007
Revised: April 7, 2007
Accepted: April 26, 2007
Published online: October 14, 2007
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