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Low childhood high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and subsequent risk for chronic inflammatory bowel disease.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Apr 2018
Voutilainen Markku, Hutri-Kähönen Nina, Tossavainen Päivi, Sipponen Taina, Pitkänen Niina, Laitinen Tomi, Jokinen Eero, Rönnemaa Tapani, Viikari Jorma S A, Raitakari Olli T, Juonala Markus
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Several genetic and environmental risk factors have been linked to chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The incidence of IBD has significantly increased in developed countries during last decades. The aim of the present study was to examine childhood risk factors for subsequent IBD diagnosis in a longitudinal cohort study of children and adolescents. METHODS: A Finnish study population...
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