Open AccessEnvironmental risk factors for inflammatory bowel diseases: Evidence based literature review
Author(s) -
Ayokunle T. Abegunde,
Bashir H Muhammad,
Owais Bhatti,
Tauseef Ali
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v22.i27.6296
Subject(s) - dysbiosis , gut flora , inflammatory bowel disease , medicine , genetic predisposition , ulcerative colitis , immunology , microbiome , etiology , environmental epidemiology , disease , bioinformatics , environmental health , biology , pathology
Advances in genetics and immunology have contributed to the current understanding of the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).