The Role of Thrombospondin 1 on Intestinal Inflammation and Carcinogenesis
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) quite common in the United States and other Western countries. Patients suffering IBD are at greater risk of developing colorectal adenocarcinoma than the general population. Both, the adenoma-carcinoma and the inflamm...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Biomarker Insights |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/BMI.S630 |