CARD15 Gene Variants and Risk of Reoperation in Crohn's Disease Patients

Giovanni Maconi, Elisabetta Colombo, Gianluca M. Sampietro, Francesca Lamboglia, R. D’Incà, Marco Daperno, A. Cassinotti, Giacomo Carlo Sturniolo, Sandro Ardizzone, Piergiorgio Duca,

The American Journal of Gastroenterology · 2009 · 38 citations · 27 references

Abstract

Reoperation for CD is correlated with stenosis at initial surgery, but not with CARD15 gene variants. This finding does not justify more aggressive prophylactic therapy on the basis of CARD15 genotype.

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