Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Autoimmune or Immune-mediated Pathogenesis?

The pathogenesis of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), the two main forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is still unclear, but both autoimmune and immune-mediated phenomena are involved. Autoimmune phenomena include the presence of serum...

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Main Authors: Zhonghui Wen, Claudio Fiocchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2004-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17402520400004201