title: Review of inflammatory bowel disease in China.
abstract: Inflammatory bowel disease mainly consisting of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease has been rising gradually during the last two decades in China. In this review article, we provide the latest epidemiological trends in incidence, prevalence, and mortality of IBD patients in China and summarize the risk factors and genetic susceptibility of Chinese IBD patients. We also compare these characteristics to those of IBD patients in Western countries.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Department, Hangzhou Xiasha Hospital, Zhejiang 310016, China.
authors.forename: Lingna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Department, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310016, China.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC 28203, USA ; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Charlotte Campus, USA.
authors.forename: Jianfeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D009026:Mortality; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors