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The Impact of Ethnicity and Country of Birth on Inflammatory Bowel Disease Phenotype: a Prospective Cohort Study.
Journal of Crohn's & colitis - 4 Dec 2017
Spekhorst L M, Severs M, de Boer N K H, Festen E A M, Fidder H H, Hoentjen F, Imhann F, de Jong D J, van der Meulen-de Jong A E, Pierik M J, van der Woude C J, Dijkstra G, Ponsioen C Y, Löwenberg M, Oldenburg B, Weersma R K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The number of patients with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD], of non-Caucasian descent in Western Europe, is increasing. We aimed to explore the impact of ethnicity and country of birth on IBD phenotype. METHODS: IBD patients treated in the eight University Medical Centers in The Netherlands [Dutch IBD Biobank] were divided into two groups according to their ethnicity: 1] Caucasian patients...
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