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Differences in Clinical Course, Genetics, and the Microbiome Between Familial and Sporadic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.
Journal of Crohn's & colitis - 27 Apr 2018
Borren Nienke Z, Conway Grace, Garber John J, Khalili Hamed, Budree Shrish, Mallick Himel, Yajnik Vijay, Xavier Ramnik J, Ananthakrishnan Ashwin N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Family history is the strongest risk factor for developing Crohn's disease [CD] or ulcerative colitis [UC]. We investigated whether the proximity of relationship with the affected relative and concordance for type of inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] modifies the effect of family history on phenotype and disease severity. METHOD: This cross-sectional study included patients with a confirmed...
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