| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3281303 | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2016 | 32 Pages |
Abstract
Plasma levels of IL6 and hsCRP before diagnosis are associated with risk of incident CD and UC. Subclinical levels of systemic inflammation may be a feature of an early disease state that precedes the development of symptomatic IBD.
Keywords
NHSNHSIIMHThsCRPIL6IQRIBDsubclinicalinflammationinterleukin-6Crohn’s diseaseInflammatory bowel diseaseNatural historymenopausal hormone therapybody mass indexBMIconfidence intervalinterquartile rangeNurses’ Health Studyodds ratiohigh-sensitivity C-reactive proteinPreclinicalOral contraceptiveUlcerative colitis
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Authors
Paul Lochhead, Hamed Khalili, Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, James M. Richter, Andrew T. Chan,