Familial aggregation of inflammatory bowel disease in patients with ulcerative colitis

Background/Aims: Familial occurrence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is well documented. Reports from Western countries have shown a higher familial occurrence of ulcerative colitis (UC) in first- and second-degree relatives than that in the Asian UC population. No data are currently available f...

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Main Authors: Akshita Gupta, Sawan Bopanna, Saurabh Kedia, Dawesh Prakash Yadav, Sandeep Goyal, Saransh Jain, Govind Makharia, Vineet Ahuja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases 2017-07-01
Series:Intestinal Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2017.15.3.388