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Assessment of the Family History of Patients With Ulcerative Colitis at a Single Center in Japan.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Nov 2016
Fujii Tohru, Sato Masamichi, Hosoi Kenji, Ohbayashi Naho, Ikuse Tamaki, Jimbo Keisuke, Aoyagi Yo, Kudo Takahiro, Ohtsuka Yoshikazu, Shimizu Toshiaki
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of ulcerative colitis (UC) differs by country, which is likely due to differences in genetic factors among ethnicities. Moreover, the prevalence of pediatric UC with a family history (FH) is 4.1% in Japanese patients; its clinical course begins at an early age and is more severe. Recently, a genome-wide association study identified 3 new susceptibility loci for adult Japanese patients...
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