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Original Article

Granulocyte–monocyte apheresis: an alternative combination therapy after loss of response to anti-TNF agents in ulcerative colitis

Iago Rodríguez–LagoGastroenterology Department, Hospital de Galdakao, Galdakao, Spain; Correspondence[email protected]
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Laura SempereGastroenterology Department, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain;
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Ana GutiérrezGastroenterology Department, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, Spain; ;CIBEREHD (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en el Área temática de Enfermedades Hepáticas), Madrid, Spain;
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Andrea NúñezGastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain;
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Eduardo Leo CarnereroGastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain;
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Esther HinojosaGastroenterology Department, Hospital de Manises, Manises, Spain;
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María MoraGastroenterology Department, Hospital de Manises, Manises, Spain;
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Fiorella CañeteGastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitari German Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain;
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Miriam MañosaGastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitari German Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain;
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Claudia HerreraGastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario de Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain;
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Belén BeltránGastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain;
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Ana ForésGastroenterology Department, Hospital General Universitario de Castellón, Castellón, Spain;
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Dolores ArjonaGastroenterology Department, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Elche, Spain;
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Manuel Barreiro–de AcostaGastroenterology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain;
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Sam KhorramiGastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma, Spain;
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Urko AguirreResearch Unit, Red de Investigación en Servicios de Salud en Enfermedades Crónicas (REDISSEC), Hospital de Galdakao, Galdakao, Spain
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Daniel GinardGastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma, Spain;
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José Luis CabriadaGastroenterology Department, Hospital de Galdakao, Galdakao, Spain;
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Pages 459-464 | Received 07 Jan 2019, Accepted 22 Mar 2019, Published online: 14 Apr 2019

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