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Inflammatory bowel disease: the classic gastrointestinal autoimmune disease.
Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care - 1 Dec 2014
Kaistha Abha, Levine Jeremiah
Abstract excerpt
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an idiopathic disease thought to be caused by a dysregulated immune response to host intestinal microflora. The role of genetic factors is indicated by familial clustering of cases and higher incidence in monozygotic twins. An interaction between genetic and environmental factors is thought to play a role in the pathogenesis of these disorders. Changes in diet, antibiotic use...
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