title: Early onset IBD: what's the difference?
abstract: In this paper we describe an array of differences between paediatric and adult inflammatory bowel diseases. Specifically, patient specifics such as genetics, disease location, immune responses and drug responsiveness are addressed. Given the distinct disease phenotype in children, it seems warranted that early onset inflammatory bowel diseases will be denoted as a specific disease entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Sophia Children's Hospital-Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: E E S
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Nieuwenhuis
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Escher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D002648:Child; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics; D010641:Phenotype