Elevated plasma cotinine is associated with an increased risk of developing IBD, especially among users of combusted tobacco.

OBJECTIVE:Smoking has previously been associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but no study has reported on cotinine, an objective, biochemical measure of tobacco use. We aimed at testing the hypothesis that cotinine levels among healthy subjects are associated with an increased risk of dev...

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Автори: Lovisa Widbom, Jörn Schneede, Øivind Midttun, Per Magne Ueland, Pontus Karling, Johan Hultdin
Формат: Стаття
Мова:English
Опубліковано: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Серія:PLoS ONE
Онлайн доступ:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235536