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Ethnicity influences phenotype and clinical outcomes: Comparing a South American with a North American inflammatory bowel disease cohort.
Medicine - 9 Sept 2022
Pérez-Jeldres Tamara, Pizarro Benjamín, Ascui Gabriel, Orellana Matías, Cerda-Villablanca Mauricio, Alvares Danilo, de la Vega Andrés, Cannistra Macarena, Cornejo Bárbara, Baéz Pablo, Silva Verónica, Arriagada Elizabeth, Rivera-Nieves Jesús, Estela Ricardo, Hernández-Rocha Cristián, Álvarez-Lobos Manuel, Tobar Felipe
Abstract excerpt
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn disease (CD), has emerged as a global disease with an increasing incidence in developing and newly industrialized regions such as South America. This global rise offers the opportunity to explore the differences and similarities in disease presentation and outcomes across different genetic backgrounds and geographic locations. Our study...
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