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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2010; 16(20): 2496-2503
Published online May 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i20.2496
Published online May 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i20.2496
Histopathology and TB-PCR kit analysis in differentiating the diagnosis of intestinal tuberculosis and Crohn’s disease
Xian Ji Jin, Department of Pathology, Inha University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-206 Shinheung-Dong 3 Ga, Joong-Gu, Incheon 400-711, South Korea
Joon Mee Kim, Lucia Kim, Suk Jin Choi, In Suh Park, Jee Young Han, Young Chae Chu, Ju Young Song, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine Inha University, 7-206 Shinheung-Dong 3 Ga, Joong-Gu, Incheon 400-711, South Korea
Hyung Kil Kim, Kye Sook Kwon, Gastroenterology College of Medicine, Inha University, 7-206 Shinheung-Dong 3 Ga, Joong-Gu, Incheon 400-711, South Korea
Eun Joo Kim, Department of Nano and Bio Research, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Deocksan-dong 110, Daegu 700-742, South Korea
Author contributions: Kim JM designed the research; Jin XJ and Kim EJ performed the research; Kim HK and Kwon KS collected the clinical data; Kim L, Choi SJ, Park IS, Han JY, Chu YC and Song JY collected and analyzed pathologic data; Jin XJ wrote the paper.
Supported by Inha University Research Grant and Korean Food and Drug Administration
Correspondence to: Joon Mee Kim, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine Inha University, 7-206 Shinheung-Dong 3 Ga, Joong-Gu, Incheon 400-711, South Korea. jmkpath@inha.ac.kr
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Received: January 27, 2010
Revised: March 19, 2010
Accepted: March 26, 2010
Published online: May 28, 2010
Revised: March 19, 2010
Accepted: March 26, 2010
Published online: May 28, 2010
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