The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is rising with 25% of IBD diagnosed in
children under 18 years of age. The clinical presentation of IBD in children is often vague …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), as do most chronic inflammatory disorders, displays
unique features and confers different risk factors in male and female patients. Importantly …

Background & Aims A better understanding of prognostic factors within the heterogeneous
spectrum of pediatric Crohn's disease (CD) should improve patient management and reduce …

Perianal fistulising Crohn's disease is an aggressive disease phenotype that can have a
substantial detrimental impact on patients' quality of life. Current biological understanding of …

Objective Racial and ethnic disparities are commonplace in health care. Research often
relies on sociodemographic information recorded in the electronic health record (EHR). Little …

Incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasing in developed countries, and
children are being diagnosed at earlier ages. The impact of IBD on children and their …

Preclinical human IBD mechanisms is part of five focus areas of the Challenges in IBD
research document, which also include environmental triggers, novel technologies …

Abstract Background and Aims Incidence of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] in
Canada is among the highest worldwide, and age of onset may be decreasing. In a …

AIM To summarise the current literature and define patterns of disease in migrant and racial
groups. METHODS A structured key word search in Ovid Medline and EMBASE was …

The incidence and prevalence of childhood-onset inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD),
including subtypes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, have risen dramatically in recent …