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  1. Clara Thienpont,
  2. Séverine Vermeire,
  3. Paul Rutgeerts,
  4. Gert Van Assche
  1. Correspondence to Clara Thienpont, Belgium; clara.thienpont{at}uzleuven.be

https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.2010.234336

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