Incidence of Crohn's disease and CARD15 mutation in a small township in Sicily

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 887-892

  Cottone, M ^a,e   Renda, M C ^b   Mattaliano, A ^c   Oliva, L ^a   Fries, W ^d   Criscuoli, V ^a   Modesto, I ^a   Scimeca, D ^a   Maggio, A ^b   Casa A ^a   Maisano, S ^a   Mocciaro, F ^a   Sferrazza, A ^a   Orlando, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Divisione di Ematologia   (Italy)

^c AUSL Casteltermini   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; Incidence; NOD2 CARD15; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

CASPASE RECRUITMENT DOMAIN PROTEIN 15;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; ENTERITIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; POPULATION GENETICS; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; NOD2 SIGNALING ADAPTOR PROTEIN; SICILY;

EID: 33846702987     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-006-9054-5     Document Type: Article

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