Article
Impact of prenatal and postnatal maternal IBD status on offspring’s risk of IBD: a population-based cohort study
25 Jul 2024
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: In utero exposure to maternal inflammation may impact immune system development and subsequent risk of disease. We investigated whether a maternal diagnosis of IBD before childbirth is linked to a higher risk of IBD in offspring compared with a diagnosis after childbirth. Further, we analysed paternal IBD status for comparison. DESIGN: Using Danish health registers, we identified all individuals born...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
