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The genetics of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis--status quo and beyond.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2015
Ellinghaus David, Bethune Jörn, Petersen Britt-Sabina, Franke Andre
Abstract excerpt
The two major subtypes of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ulcerative colitis (UC, MIM#191390) and Crohn's disease (CD, MIM#266600), are chronic relapsing-remitting inflammatory disorders affecting primarily the gastrointestinal tract. Prevalence rates in North America and Europe range from 21 to 246 per 100,000 for UC and 8 to 214 per 100,000 for CD. Although CD and UC share some clinical and pathological...
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