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Familial occurrence of microscopic colitis: a report on five families.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2001
Järnerot G, Hertervig E, Grännö C, Thorhallsson E, Eriksson S, Tysk C, Hansson I, Björknäs H, Bohr J, Olesen M, Willén R, Kagevi I, Danielsson A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The etiology and pathogenesis of microscopic colitis is unknown. Whether genetic predisposition is of importance, as in many other gastrointestinal diseases, is unknown. Familial occurrence of collagenous colitis has earlier been reported only in two families. METHODS: Familial occurrence of microscopic colitis was searched for in a Swedish national microscopic colitis register. RESULTS: Familial...
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