Epidemiology, genes and inflammatory bowel diseases in childhood

MB De Mesquita, F Civitelli, A Levine - Digestive and liver disease, 2008 - Elsevier
There is evidence that inflammatory bowel disease is immunologically mediated and that
genetic factors play an important aetiological role. The identification of disease susceptibility …

Etiopathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease: the importance of the pediatric perspective

M Oliva-Hemker, C Fiocchi - Inflammatory bowel diseases, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is now recognized as a common chronic disease affecting
children and adolescents. This article will review recent advances made in the fields of …

Controversies in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease

MB Cohen, E Seidman, H Winter… - Inflammatory Bowel …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
Both Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis occur frequently in the pediatric age group, with a
peak incidence in the second decade of life. Approximately 25% of patients with these …

Role of genetics in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease

DT Okou, S Kugathasan - Inflammatory bowel diseases, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), encompassing Crohn's disease (CD), ulcerative colitis
(UC), and unclassified IBD, is characterized by chronic intestinal inflammation and has a …

The genetics of inflammatory bowel disease

RH Duerr - Gastroenterology Clinics, 2002 - gastro.theclinics.com
CrohnÕs disease and ulcerative colitis are the chronic, relapsing, and remitting major forms
of idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that affect males and females with a peak …

Inflammatory bowel disease—environmental modification and genetic determinants

S Kugathasan, D Amre - Pediatric Clinics, 2006 - pediatric.theclinics.com
Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), collectively known as inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD), are increasing in incidence among children and negatively impact their …

Genetics of inflammatory bowel diseases

Z Wei, S Baldassano, H Hakonarson - Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel …, 2012 - Springer
The inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis, are immune-
mediated disorders resulting in chronic, relapsing inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract …

Specificities of inflammatory bowel disease in childhood

AM Griffiths - Best practice & research Clinical gastroenterology, 2004 - Elsevier
In parallel with overall population trends, the incidence of paediatric ulcerative colitis (UC)
has remained stable, whereas that of paediatric Crohn's disease (CD) has increased in …

[HTML][HTML] The epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease: Clues to pathogenesis?

SM Borowitz - Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Historically, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was most common in North America and
Europe and more common with a north-south gradient. Over the past century, there has …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammatory bowel disease: pathogenesis

YZ Zhang, YY Li - World journal of gastroenterology: WJG, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is
characterized by chronic relapsing intestinal inflammation. It has been a worldwide health …