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Differences of clinical phenotype between familial and sporadic Crohn's disease in East China.
International journal of colorectal disease - 13 Jul 2024
Dong Siyuan, Xiang Xiaoxia, Zhang Yu, Liu Rongbei, Ye Lingna, Cao Qian
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PURPOSE: Family history is one of the strongest risk factors for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) while studies about the clinical phenotype of familial IBD are limited. This study aimed to compare the phenotypic features of familial Crohn's disease (CD) with sporadic CD. METHODS: Familial CD was defined as CD patients having one or more first, second, third, fourth degree, or above relatives with CD. Sporadic...
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