Twin Brothers and a Sister With CD: A Case Report
Crohn’s disease (CD) has an unknown etiology, but it has a genetic component. Many cases of familial CD have been reported. We describe a Kosovar Albanian family with 6 children, of whom 3 have CD: monozygotic twins and their sister. As far as we know, this is the first such report of CD within a Ko...
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| author | Skender Telaku Arber Veliu Marsela Sina Mimoza Telaku Hajrullah Fejza Fitim Alidema |
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| description | Crohn’s disease (CD) has an unknown etiology, but it has a genetic component. Many cases of familial CD have been reported. We describe a Kosovar Albanian family with 6 children, of whom 3 have CD: monozygotic twins and their sister. As far as we know, this is the first such report of CD within a Kosovar family. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-944e8f5058f8451aa2705899ff85159d2022-12-22T03:10:53ZengSAGE PublishingClinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports1179-54762022-09-011510.1177/11795476221123537Twin Brothers and a Sister With CD: A Case ReportSkender Telaku0Arber Veliu1Marsela Sina2Mimoza Telaku3Hajrullah Fejza4Fitim Alidema5UBT, Pristina, KosovoCUCK Gastroenterology Department, Pristina, KosovoUniversity Hospital Center Mother Theresa University, Tirana, AlbaniaMedical Faculty Tirana, Tirana, AlbaniaUBT, Pristina, KosovoUBT, Pristina, KosovoCrohn’s disease (CD) has an unknown etiology, but it has a genetic component. Many cases of familial CD have been reported. We describe a Kosovar Albanian family with 6 children, of whom 3 have CD: monozygotic twins and their sister. As far as we know, this is the first such report of CD within a Kosovar family.https://doi.org/10.1177/11795476221123537 |
| spellingShingle | Skender Telaku Arber Veliu Marsela Sina Mimoza Telaku Hajrullah Fejza Fitim Alidema Twin Brothers and a Sister With CD: A Case Report Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports |
| title | Twin Brothers and a Sister With CD: A Case Report |
| title_full | Twin Brothers and a Sister With CD: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Twin Brothers and a Sister With CD: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Twin Brothers and a Sister With CD: A Case Report |
| title_short | Twin Brothers and a Sister With CD: A Case Report |
| title_sort | twin brothers and a sister with cd a case report |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/11795476221123537 |
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