Article
Phenotyping of subjects for large scale studies on patients with IBS.
Neurogastroenterology and motility - 1 Aug 2016
Boeckxstaens G E, Drug V, Dumitrascu D, Farmer A D, Hammer J, Hausken T, Niesler B, Pohl D, Pojskic L, Polster A, Simren M, Goebel-Stengel M, Van Oudenhove L, Vassallo M, Wensaas K-A, Aziz Q, Houghton L A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a complex condition with multiple factors contributing to its aetiology and pathophysiology. Aetiologically these include genetics, life-time events and environment, and physiologically, changes in motility, central processing, visceral sensitivity, immunity, epithelial permeability and gastrointestinal microflora. Such complexity means there is currently no specific...
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