Inflammatory bowel disease and African Americans
Journal | Volume 72 - 2009 |
Issue | Fasc.2 - Letters |
Author(s) | A.M. El-Tawil |
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Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Birmingham, United Kingdom. |
I read with interest Fiasse & Latinne 's published arti- cle on "Intestinal helminths : a clue explaining the low incidence of inflammatory bowel diseases in Subsaharan Africa ? Potential benefits and hazards of helminth ther- apy" (1). In their review, the authors demonstrated that the very low incidence and prevalence of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) in sub-Saharan Africa cannot be explained by genetic factors since in Black populations of the U.S.A. and U.K., the incidence of these diseases is approaching that of the white populations. |
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