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| Title: Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in intestinal tissue from patients with Crohn's disease demonstrated by a nested primer polymerase chain reaction. | ||||
| Title Abreviation: Scand J Gastroenterol | Date of Pub: 1994 Oct | |||
| Author: Lisby G; Andersen J; Engbaek K; Binder V; | ||||
| Issue/Part/Supplement: 10 | Volume Issue: 29 | Pagination: 923-9 | ||
| MESH Headings: Adolescence; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Base Sequence; Colitis, Ulcerative (DT/MI); Colon (*MI); Colonic Diseases (DT/MI); Crohn Disease (DT/*MI); DNA, Bacterial (*AN); Female; Human; Ileum (*MI); Male; Middle Age; Molecular Sequence Data; Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (GE/*IP); Paraffin Embedding; Polymerase Chain Reaction (*); Prednisolone (TU); Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; -RN-; | ||||
| Journal Title Code: UCS | Publication Type: CLINICAL TRIAL | |||
| Date of Entry: 950224N | Entry Month: 9505 | |||
| Country: NORWAY | Index Priority: 2 | |||
| Language: Eng | Unique Identifier: 95141026 | |||
| Unique Identifier: 95141026 | ISSN: 0036-5521 | |||
| Abstract: BACKGROUND: The etiology of Crohn's disease remains unknown, but current research has concentrated on autoimmunity and/or mycobacterial infection. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) enables the detection of genetic material even when very few microorganisms are present. METHODS: A nested primer PCR for detection of a multi-copy insertional element (IS900) specific for Mycobacterium paratuberculosis was applied to DNA extracted from fresh and from paraffin-embedded intestinal tissue obtained from patients undergoing surgery. RESULTS: In fresh intestinal tissue from 11 of 24 patients with Crohn's disease, from 2 of 10 patients with ulcerative colitis, and from 3 of 28 patients with other colonic disorders, specific M. paratuberculosis DNA was found. In paraffin-embedded Crohn's disease tissue the presence of specific M. paratuberculosis DNA was also increased. CONCLUSIONS: Whether the presence of M. paratuberculosis is connected to the inflammatory bowel disease or is a mere coincidence cannot be stated. We find this presence interesting and encouraging for further investigations. | ||||
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| Address: Dept. of Clinical Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Herlev Hospital, Denmark. | ||||