1.2. Definitions Ulcerative colitis [UC] is a chronic inflammatory condition that causes
continuous mucosal inflammation of the colon, usually without granulomas on biopsy. It …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic relapsing–remitting systemic disease of the
gastrointestinal tract, characterized by an inflammatory process that requires lifelong …

2. Methods This document represents the third version of the European Consensus on
reproduction in IBD. The development of this Consensus included the formulation of …

In the United States, approximately 0.5% of the population, or 1.6 million people, have
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)—Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). 1, 2 Of …

The epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has undergone considerable shifts
since its emergence in the Western world over a century ago, especially in the last few …

Crohn's disease (CD) results from a complex interplay between host genetic factors and
endogenous microbial communities. In the current study, we used Ion Torrent sequencing to …

Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract, with
increasing incidence worldwide. Crohn's disease might result from a complex interplay …

Very early onset inflammatory bowel disease (VEO-IBD) is defined as IBD presenting before
6 years of age. When compared with IBD diagnosed in older children, VEO-IBD has some …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic disease with periods of exacerbation and
remission of the disease. The etiology of IBD is not fully understood. Many studies point to …

Defining the etiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) continues to elude researchers, in
part due to the possibility that there may be different triggers for a spectrum of disease …