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Familial Crohn's disease in single or multiple first-degree relatives.
Journal of clinical gastroenterology - 1 Jul 2002
Freeman Hugh J
Abstract excerpt
The strongest currently recognized risk factor for Crohn's disease (CD) development is having a relative with the disease. In this study, 1,000 patients with CD, seen directly by the investigator during a period of more than 20 years, were consecutively evaluated for a family history of CD. There were 140 patients who reported a relative with CD. Of these, all 87 first-degree relatives were confirmed to have CD...
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