Fibrosis-related transcriptome unveils a distinctive remodeling matrix pattern in penetrating ileal Crohn's disease.
Helena Tavares de SousaMarta FerreiraIrene GulloAna Mafalda RochaAna PedroDina LeitãoCarla OliveiraFátima CarneiroFernando MagroPublished in: Journal of Crohn's & colitis (2024)
Despite the histopathological similarities in fibrosis between stricturing and penetrating ileal Crohn's disease, their fibrosis-related transcriptomic profiles are distinct. Penetrating disease exhibits a distinctive transcriptomic landscape related to enhanced matrix remodeling.