title: Cytomegalovirus infection increases the risk for inflammatory bowel disease.
abstract: This letter discusses the paper by Onyeagocha et al published in the November 2009 issue of the AJP.
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Verdonk
authors.forename: Elizabeth B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Haagsma
authors.forename: Jan H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kleibeuker
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dijkstra
authors.forename: Debra L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Sudan
mesh_terms: D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology; D012307:Risk Factors
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