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. 2010 Dec 2;6(12):e1001223.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1001223.

Linking Crohn's disease and ankylosing spondylitis: it's all about genes!

Dirk Elewaut  1
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Linking Crohn's disease and ankylosing spondylitis: it's all about genes!

Dirk Elewaut. PLoS Genet. .
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