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Relationships between inflammatory bowel disease and perinatal factors: Both maternal and paternal disease are related to preterm birth of offspring
1 Oct 2009
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BACKGROUND: The aims of this study were to explore the influences of familial, maternal, and paternal inflammatory disease (IBD) on perinatal outcomes in the offspring and the risk for development of IBD related to perinatal factors. METHODS: Eighty-five patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and 86 with ulcerative colitis (UC) were included from a population-based incidence study enrolled 1990-1994. Family and birth...
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