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Spondyloarthritis in First-Degree Relatives and Spouses of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Nationwide Population-based Cohort Study from Sweden.
Journal of Crohn's & colitis - 3 Sept 2024
Shrestha Sarita, Brand Judith S, Osooli Mehdi, Eriksson Carl, Schoultz Ida, Askling Johan, Jess Tine, Montgomery Scott, Olén Ola, Halfvarson Jonas
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Register-based research suggests a shared pathophysiology between inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] and spondyloarthritis [SpA], but the role of familial [genetic and environmental] factors in this shared susceptibility is largely unknown. We aimed to compare the risk of SpA in first-degree relatives [FDRs] and spouses of IBD patients with FDRs and spouses of matched, population-based,...
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