Acute appendicitis and ulcerative colitis: a population-based sibling comparison study

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  • who: Acute appendicitis and collaborators from the Department of Public Health, University, College London, London, UK have published the article: Acute appendicitis and ulcerative colitis: a population-based sibling comparison study, in the Journal: BMJ Open Gastro 2022;9:e001041. of 31/Dec/2018
  • what: WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS u21d2 This study showed that genetic and environmental factors shared by full siblings explain only a small part of the association of acute appendicitis with UC risk. u21d2 A direct relationship between early appendicitis, or its causes, and UC seems to explain the reported reduced risk . . .

     

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