Background While ulcerative colitis (UC) is well studied in Caucasian populations, less data
are available on UC patients of racial/ethnic minorities, including variations in disease …

Background Tumor necrosis factor superfamily (TNFSF) proteins are involved in the genesis
of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We examined the association of seven single …

AIM: To assess the relationship between the P268S, JW1 and N852S polymorphisms and
Crohn's disease (CD) susceptibility in Zhuang patients in Guangxi, China. METHODS …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a complex, multifactorial, chronic inflammatory disorder
of the gastrointestinal tract in which immune dysregulation caused by genetic and/or …

Background In vitro studies have shown that Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection induces
autophagy in gastric epithelial cells. However, prolonged exposure to H. pylori reduces …

The Puerto Rico population may be modeled as an admixed population with contributions
from three continents: Sub-Saharan Africa, Ancient America, and Europe. Extending the …

Methods Patients diagnosed with CD between January 2009 and September 2019 were
prospectively enrolled. They were divided into two cohorts according to the year of diagnosis …

Methods Among 492 patients with CD receiving upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic
evaluation in 19 Korean hospitals, we evaluated the endoscopic findings and gastric …

Background and Aim. The relationship between prior appendectomy and Crohn's disease
(CD) has previously revealed conflicting findings. The present study investigates the …

Background: In the battle against Crohn's disease, autophagy stimulation is a promising
therapeutic option—one both new and newly rediscovered. In experimental models …