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01-01-2018 | Editorial

Inflammatory and infectious pathology of the gastrointestinal tract: an introduction

Authors: Gregory Y. Lauwers, Cord Langner

Published in: Virchows Archiv | Issue 1/2018

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In this year’s Annual Review Issue, we have decided to focus our interest on inflammatory and infectious conditions of the gastrointestinal tract. While the last 20 years brought significant information on GI neoplasia, the access to more biopsy material worldwide – coupled with increased recognition of the spectrum of underlying diseases – deeply impacts the growing field of non-neoplastic gastrointestinal pathology. Prompted also by a more intimate understanding of molecular inflammatory pathways, we have now gained a broader understanding of the mechanisms at play in the development of debilitating inflammatory and infectious gastrointestinal diseases. …

Title: Inflammatory and infectious pathology of the gastrointestinal tract: an introduction
Authors: Gregory Y. Lauwers
Cord Langner
Publication date: 01-01-2018
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Virchows Archiv / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 0945-6317
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2307
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-017-2284-y

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