*Edited by Mustafa M. Shennak*

Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is a rapidly evolving medical field, and will continue to be very exiting in the next few decades. Although the underlying cause of this disease is still unknown, results in research dealing with various issues related to this disease are published every day. Chapters included in this book review the most recent literature on related advancements in regard to this chronic disease, which is controllable but not curable. Aspects like epidemiology, pathophysiology, genetics, incriminated etiologies, clinical aspects, complications, and disease management, including advancements in the diagnostic and therapeutic options, were documented by well known clinicians, researchers, and world wide authorities in their fields. This book on UC will be a valuable addition to each doctor's library interested in this subject, or for physicians dealing with patients suffering from this disease. Authors have also included figures and diagrams to depict their point, and to easily reach the minds of the readers in the simplest way.

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Ulcerative Colitis from Genetics to Complications

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## Ulcerative Colitis from Genetics to Complications

*Edited by Mustafa M. Shennak*

**ULCERATIVE COLITIS** 

**FROM GENETICS TO** 

**COMPLICATIONS** 

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Edited by **Mustafa M. Shennak**

## **ULCERATIVE COLITIS FROM GENETICS TO COMPLICATIONS**

Edited by **Mustafa M. Shennak**

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/2309 Edited by Mustafa M. Shennak

#### **Contributors**

Simon Leedham, Noor Jawad, Adam Humphries, Ana Ignjatovic, James East, Ramona Rajapakse, Sophia Mita Jagroop, Jean-Marie Reimund, Stéphanie Viennot, Marion Tavernier, Inaya Hadj Abdallah, Abdo Jurjus, Benoît Dupont, Anne-Marie Justum, Jean-Noel Freund, Mathilde Lechevrel, Cuong Duy Tran, Jens K. Habermann, Hiroki Oota, Shigeki Nakagome, Sharmeel Wasan, Joseph Feuerstein, Marcela Alejandra Hermoso, David Díaz-Jimenez, Rodrigo Quera, Katya Carrillo, Mustafa Mahmoud Shennak, José Miguel Sahuquillo-Arce, Agustín Iranzo-Tatay

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