Testing for MAP in Crohn's disease

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Testing for MAP in Crohn's disease

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http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/41/7/2915

the association between Mycobacteria Avium Paratuberculosis has long been suspect as a cause for Crohn's disease. this article describes how to sucessfully test for this pathogen,

crohn's disease is directly linked to uveitis as one of the enteropathic arthropathies. often MAP is associated with HLA B27 NEGATIVE Crohn's patients.

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