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I strongly suggest the title of the article, and all further references to the disease within the article, be changed from Crohn's disease to Crohn disease. The disease was named after one of the pathologists who first described the condition, he did not have the disease himself, which is what having the ""'s"" added to the end of the last name implies. E.g. Down did not have Down syndrome, so it should not be called Down's syndrome, whereas those who refer to ALS as Lou Gehrig's Disease are correct in the term because he had this disease. From my experiences in caring for patients with the condition, some relate stories to me of having been referred to as ""having Crohn's,"" and are quite offended by this."