Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2010; 16(20): 2496-2503
Published online May 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i20.2496
Histopathology and TB-PCR kit analysis in differentiating the diagnosis of intestinal tuberculosis and Crohn’s disease
Xian Ji Jin, Joon Mee Kim, Hyung Kil Kim, Lucia Kim, Suk Jin Choi, In Suh Park, Jee Young Han, Young Chae Chu, Ju Young Song, Kye Sook Kwon, Eun Joo Kim
Xian Ji Jin, Department of Pathology, Inha University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-206 Shinheung-Dong 3 Ga, Joong-Gu, Incheon 400-711, South Korea
Joon Mee Kim, Lucia Kim, Suk Jin Choi, In Suh Park, Jee Young Han, Young Chae Chu, Ju Young Song, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine Inha University, 7-206 Shinheung-Dong 3 Ga, Joong-Gu, Incheon 400-711, South Korea
Hyung Kil Kim, Kye Sook Kwon, Gastroenterology College of Medicine, Inha University, 7-206 Shinheung-Dong 3 Ga, Joong-Gu, Incheon 400-711, South Korea
Eun Joo Kim, Department of Nano and Bio Research, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Deocksan-dong 110, Daegu 700-742, South Korea
Author contributions: Kim JM designed the research; Jin XJ and Kim EJ performed the research; Kim HK and Kwon KS collected the clinical data; Kim L, Choi SJ, Park IS, Han JY, Chu YC and Song JY collected and analyzed pathologic data; Jin XJ wrote the paper.
Supported by Inha University Research Grant and Korean Food and Drug Administration
Correspondence to: Joon Mee Kim, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine Inha University, 7-206 Shinheung-Dong 3 Ga, Joong-Gu, Incheon 400-711, South Korea. jmkpath@inha.ac.kr
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Received: January 27, 2010
Revised: March 19, 2010
Accepted: March 26, 2010
Published online: May 28, 2010
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