Epstein–Barr virus infection increases the risk for inflammatory bowel disease
The six diagnoses, infectious mononucleosis, Hodgkin lymphoma, multiple sclerosis, SLE, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis tended to cluster in the same patient population. These results support the hypothesis that these diagnoses share a common etiology, most likely related to EBV infection during early lifetime.
Authors
- Anna M. Buchner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6232-4316)
- Ruth Kohen
- Amnon Sonnenberg
Institutions
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Portland VA Medical Center (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/meg.0000000000003109
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00