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Defilippi Guerra, Claudia; Quera Pino, Rodrigo; Madrid Silva, Ana; Defilippi Cafri, Carlos; Valenzuela Escobar, Jorge (2006)Background: Many patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have lowered sensory thresholds to rectal distention when compared to control subjects, a phenomenon called visceral hypersensitivity. Aim: To investigate the ...
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Mancilla Asencio, Carla; Madrid Silva, Ana; Valenzuela Escobar, Jorge; Morales Barria, Antonio; Hurtado Heim, Carmen; Smok Sahid, Gladys; Ledezma R., Rodrigo; Castillo Montecinos, Iván; Rivas Q., Mauricio; Brahm Barril, Javier (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2005-11)The prevalence of celiac disease (CD) is unknown in Chile. We have recently noted a rise in the number of cases diagnosed among adults. Aim: To describe the clinical characteristics of a group of adult celiac patients. ...
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Figueroa C., Carolina; Quera Pino, Rodrigo; Valenzuela Escobar, Jorge; Jensen Benítez, Christian (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2005-10)The incidence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) has increased, particularly in the developed world, and probably also in Chile. Aim: To report our experience with a large group of patients from two medical centers, ...
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Figueroa, Carolina; Peralta, Alexis; Herrera Cisterna, Luisa; Castro, Pedro; Gutiérrez, Andrea; Valenzuela Escobar, Jorge; Aguillón Gutiérrez, Juan Carlos; Quera Pino, Rodrigo; Hermoso Ramello, Marcela (JOHN LIBBEY EUROTEXT LTD, 2006-06)Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are multifactorial diseases with a genetic background. Genes related to the innate immune response have been observed to be involved. Polymorphisms of Toll-like receptor 4 ...