Genetics in twins with Crohn's disease: Less pronounced than previously believed?

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-12

  Halfvarson, Jonas ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

genetics; Inflammatory bowel disease; twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SWEDEN; TWIN ZYGOSITY; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650097770     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: 15364844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ibd.21295     Document Type: Article

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