Family and twin studies in inflammatory bowel disease
Family and twin studies in inflammatory bowel disease
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DOI:
10.3748/wjg.v12.i23.3668
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发表时间:
2006-06-21
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
Kontula, Kimmo
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作者:
Halme, Leena;Paavola-Sakki, Paulina;Kontula, Kimmo
Studies examining the inheritance of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) within different family groups have been the basis for recent molecular advances in the genetics of IBD. The derived heritability in Crohn's disease (CD) is higher than in many other complex diseases. The risk of IBD is highest in first-degree relatives of a CD proband, but first-degree relatives of a proband suffering from ulcerative colitis (UC) and more distant relatives are also at increased risk. Disease concordance rates in IBD have been examined in multiplex families and in three large European twin studies. (c) 2006 The WJG Press. All rights reserved.