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PubMed ID
Public Release Type
Journal
Publication Year
2009
Affiliation
Division of Gastroenterology, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. mamatha.bhat@mail.mcgill.ca
Authors
Aumais G, Bernard EJ, Bhat M, Bitton A, Brant S, Cho J, Cohen A, Dassopoulos T, Deslandres C, Duerr R, Elkadri A, Goyette P, Griffiths AM, Jobin G, Lahaie R, Langelier D, McGovern D, Nguyen GC, Pare P, Proctor D, Regueiro M, Rioux J, Silverberg MS, Steinhart H, Torres E, Wild G
Studies
Citation
Bhat M, Nguyen GC, Pare P, Lahaie R, Deslandres C, Bernard EJ, Aumais G, Jobin G, Wild G, Cohen A, Langelier D, Brant S, Dassopoulos T, McGovern D, Torres E, Duerr R, Regueiro M, Silverberg MS, Steinhart H, Griffiths AM, Elkadri A, Cho J, Proctor D, Goyette P, Rioux J, Bitton A. Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of inflammatory bowel disease in French Canadians: comparison with a large North American repository. Am J Gastroenterol 2009 Sep;104(9):2233-40. Epub 2009 Jun 9.

Abstract

Phenotype characteristics of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may differ significantly among ethnic subpopulations. The aim of this study was to characterize the IBD phenotype in French Canadians, the most prominent founder population in North America.