These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: specificity of very early onset.
    Author: Capriati T, Cardile S, Papadatou B, Romano C, Knafelz D, Bracci F, Diamanti A.
    Journal: Expert Rev Clin Immunol; 2016 Sep; 12(9):963-72. PubMed ID: 27247160.
    Abstract:
    INTRODUCTION: The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has increased over the last 50 years. It is now recognized that several genetic defects can express an IBD-like phenotype at very early onset (<6 years). AREAS COVERED: The aim of this review was to update knowledge concerning the specificity of IBD at onset <6 years, which can include conventional/standard IBD as well as monogenic IBD-like diseases. Expert commentary: We found that females are less prone than males to develop monogenic disorders, which have X-linked heritability in several cases. Furthermore, the Crohn's Diseases (CD) subtype seems to be suggestive of monogenic disorders while Unclassified IBD (IBDU) subtype is predominantly found in conventional/standard IBD at onset <6 years. Isolated colonic location is prevalent in both the subsets of IBD at onset <6 years if compared to IBD at later onset. Monogenic disorders require more aggressive medical and surgical treatments and can be complicated by the occurrence of lymphomas.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]