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Influence of a Positive Family History on the Clinical Course of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Journal of Crohn's & colitis - 1 Sept 2016
Hwang Sung Wook, Kwak Min Seob, Kim Wan Soo, Lee Jeong-Mi, Park Sang Hyoung, Lee Ho-Su, Yang Dong-Hoon, Kim Kyung-Jo, Ye Byong Duk, Byeon Jeong-Sik, Myung Seung-Jae, Yoon Yong Sik, Yu Chang Sik, Kim Jin-Ho, Yang Suk-Kyun
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Previous studies on the difference in phenotypes and disease course between familial and sporadic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have been controversial, although family history is considered to increase the risk of developing IBD. METHODS: The influence of family history on phenotype and disease course of IBD was analysed in 2805 Korean patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and 3266 with...
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