Dietary intake and risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review of the literature

JK Hou, B Abraham, H El-Serag - Official journal of the American …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasing. Dietary
factors such as the spread of the “Western” diet, high in fat and protein but low in fruits and …

Diet and inflammatory bowel disease: review of patient-targeted recommendations

JK Hou, D Lee, J Lewis - Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2014 - Elsevier
Patients have strong beliefs about the role of diet in the cause of inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD) and in exacerbating or alleviating ongoing symptoms from IBD. The rapid …

Distribution and manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease in Asians, Hispanics, and African Americans: a systematic review

JK Hou, H El-Serag, S Thirumurthi - Official journal of the …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: Although inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been reported worldwide,
most studies have focused on Caucasian populations. Our aim was to summarize the …

[HTML][HTML] MicroRNA signatures differentiate Crohn's disease from ulcerative colitis

JS Schaefer, T Attumi, AR Opekun, B Abraham, J Hou… - BMC immunology, 2015 - Springer
Background Excessive and inappropriate immune responses are the hallmark of several
autoimmune disorders, including the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD): Crohn's disease …

[HTML][HTML] Corticosteroid use and complications in a US inflammatory bowel disease cohort

AK Waljee, WL Wiitala, S Govani, R Stidham, S Saini… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background and Aims Corticosteroids are effective for the short-term treatment of
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Long-term use, however, is associated with significant …

Genome-wide association study identifies African-specific susceptibility loci in African Americans with inflammatory bowel disease

SR Brant, DT Okou, CL Simpson, DJ Cutler… - Gastroenterology, 2017 - Elsevier
Background & Aims The inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) ulcerative colitis (UC) and
Crohn's disease (CD) cause significant morbidity and are increasing in prevalence among …

Surveillance endoscopy is associated with improved outcomes of oesophageal adenocarcinoma detected in patients with Barrett's oesophagus

HB El-Serag, AD Naik, Z Duan, M Shakhatreh, A Helm… - Gut, 2016 - gut.bmj.com
Background The effectiveness of surveillance endoscopy in patients with Barrett's
oesophagus (BE) for reducing oesophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC)-related mortality in …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary quality and the colonic mucosa–associated gut microbiome in humans

Y Liu, NJ Ajami, HB El-Serag, C Hair… - The American journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Despite tremendous interest in modulating the microbiome to improve health,
the association between diet and the colonic mucosa–associated gut microbiome in healthy …

Accuracy of diagnostic codes for identifying patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System

JK Hou, M Tan, RW Stidham, J Colozzi… - Digestive diseases and …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background International Classification of Diseases-9 (ICD-9) codes are useful in
clinical research; however, the validity of ICD-9 codes for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) …

Characterization of genetic loci that affect susceptibility to inflammatory bowel diseases in African Americans

C Huang, T Haritunians, DT Okou, DJ Cutler, ME Zwick… - Gastroenterology, 2015 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has familial aggregation in African
Americans (AAs), but little is known about the molecular genetic susceptibility. Mapping …