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Risk of irritable bowel syndrome in first-degree, second-degree and third-degree relatives of affected individuals: a nationwide family study in Sweden.
Gut - 1 Feb 2015
Waehrens Rasmus, Ohlsson Henrik, Sundquist Jan, Sundquist Kristina, Zöller Bengt
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: IBS aggregates in families, but the familial risk of IBS has only been determined in first-degree relatives and spouses. This nationwide study aimed to determine the familial risk of IBS in first-degree, second-degree, and third-degree relatives and spouses of affected individuals in order to estimate the relative influences of genes and shared family environment. METHODS: We performed a case-cohort...
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