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Inflammatory bowel disease: epidemiology, pathogenesis, and therapeutic opportunities.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Jan 2006
Hanauer Stephen B
Abstract excerpt
Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), the primary constituents of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), are precipitated by a complex interaction of environmental, genetic, and immunoregulatory factors. Higher rates of IBD are seen in northern, industrialized countries, with greater prevalence among Caucasians and Ashkenazic Jews. Racial gaps are closing, indicating that environmental factors may play a...
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