Studies examining the inheritance of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) within different
family groups have been the basis for recent molecular advances in the genetics of IBD. The …

… [reference values, <50 U/L, 60–275 U/L, and <20 μmol/L, respectively]), serum albumin level
was low (32 g/L; reference values, >40 g/L), and prothrombin time was slightly prolonged (…

… L Halme2, … Peltonen L, Jalanko A, Varilo T. Molecular genetics of the Finnish disease
heritage. … Peltonen L, Palotie A, Lange K. Use of population isolates for mapping complex traits. …

Homozygosity for a nonsense mutation in the fucosyltransferase 2 ( FUT2 ) gene ( rs601338G
>A) leads to the absence of ABH blood groups ( FUT2 non‐secretor status) in body fluids. …

Background. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is known to cause ulceration and mucosal
hemorrhage in the gastrointestinal tract. Gastroduodenal and biliary complications were …

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is associated with a higher rate of bile duct injuries than an
open cholecystectomy. The annual incidence of bile duct injuries has remained almost …

Thirty‐seven patients treated for severe acute pancreatitis were investigated a mean of 6·2
years after the attack; 30 were found to be in good condition and 24 were working normally. …

… Mean ( j, SE) OPTGI in various stages determined on the basis of clinical activity (clin 0 =
stage 0, clin l-2 = stage l-2) and endoscopic findings (end 0 = stage 0, end l-2 = stage l-2). …

Background: The majority of hypertensive patients do not reach the target blood pressure (BP).
We sought to clarify whether intermittent self-monitoring of BP leads to better BP control …

… The characterization of these antibodies and their specificities have been reported earlier.21,
22 The slides were heated in a microwave oven in 10 mmol/L citrate buffer, pH 6.0 for 5 …