Hon Ho Yu

TL;DR: The Asia-Pacific Crohn's and Colitis Epidemiology Study as discussed by the authors was a large-scale population-based study and found that although the incidence of IBD varies throughout Asia, it is still lower than in the West.

TL;DR: This first population-based study of IBD risk factors in Asia-Pacific supports the importance of childhood immunological, hygiene and dietary factors in the development of IBF, suggesting that markers of altered intestinal microbiota may modulate risk of I BD later in life.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors conducted a population-based study to assess the relationship between urbanization and incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the Asia-Pacific region.

TL;DR: The early course of disease in patients with IBD in Asia was comparable with that of the West, and increasing understanding of IBD progression in different populations can help optimize therapy and improve outcomes.

TL;DR: Incidence and Phenotype of Inflammatory Bowel Disease From 13 Countries in Asia-Pacific: Results From the Asia- Pacific Crohn's and Colitis Epidemiologic Study 2011-2013 is published.