Article
Epidemiology, genes and inflammatory bowel diseases in childhood.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Jan 2008
de Mesquita M B, Civitelli F, Levine A
Abstract excerpt
There is evidence that inflammatory bowel disease is immunologically mediated and that genetic factors play an important aetiological role. The identification of disease susceptibility genes has led to significant progress in our understanding of the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease. Genes linked...
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