Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic idiopathic inflammatory bowel disorder of the colon that
causes continuous mucosal inflammation extending from the rectum to the more proximal …

The term inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) refers principally to two major categories of
chronic relapsing inflammatory intestinal disorders: Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative …

IBD, comprising Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is a chronic immunologically
mediated disease at the intersection of complex interactions between genetics, environment …

The changing epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) across time and
geography suggests that environmental factors play a major role in modifying disease …

Although the incidence and prevalence of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are
beginning to stabilize in high-incidence areas such as northern Europe and North America …

Crohn's disease is a lifelong disease arising from an interaction between genetic and
environmental factors, but observed predominantly in developed countries of the world. The …

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are idiopathic inflammatory bowel disorders. In this
paper, we discuss how environmental factors (eg, geography, cigarette smoking, sanitation …

Immune-mediated diseases typically show a female preponderance. Looking at all
autoimmune diseases combined, 8 of 10 patients are females. Although not as prominent …

AIM: Advances in genetics and immunology have contributed to the current understanding of
the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). METHODS: The current opinion on …

Objective: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are complex chronic inflammatory disorders
of the gastro-intestinal (GI) tract with uncertain etiology. IBDs comprise two idiopathic …