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Two siblings below the age of 20 years with diverticular disease

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  1. Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands

    A. T. P. M. Claassen & A. Gerritsen van der Hoop

  2. Pediatric Gastroenterology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

    P. E. C. Mourad-Baars & M. L. Mearin

  3. Free University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    P. E. C. Mourad-Baars & M. L. Mearin

  4. Department of Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Y. Hilhorst-Hofstee

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Claassen, A.T.P.M., Mourad-Baars, P.E.C., Mearin, M.L. et al. Two siblings below the age of 20 years with diverticular disease. Int J Colorectal Dis 21, 190–191 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-004-0702-5

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