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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-3-23
pubmed:abstractText
Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, the causative agent of Johne's disease (a chronic enteritis in ruminants), has been suspected to be involved in Crohn's disease. In this study, polymerase chain reaction was used to detect the presence of IS900 DNA sequences specific to M. paratuberculosis genomes in biopsies and surgical resections from 53 children with various gastrointestinal diseases and disorders. IS900 sequences were found in 13 of 18 samples from patients with Crohn's disease (72%; P < .01 vs. samples from patients without Crohn's disease), in 1 of 5 with ulcerative colitis, in 2 of 6 with severe unclassified colitis, and in 7 of 24 with other gastrointestinal illnesses. These results appear to support the hypothesis that M. paratuberculosis is involved in the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0022-1899
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
169
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
449-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Detection of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis by polymerase chain reaction in children with Crohn's disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoires de Microbiologie and d'Anatomopathologie, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't