Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	4708
Country	Australia

Received	2013-07-18 08:42
Peer-Review Started	2013-07-18 14:34
To Make the First Decision	2013-09-09 16:54
Return for Revision	2013-09-15 19:03
Revised	2013-09-17 07:04
Second Decision	2014-01-02 10:58
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-01-02 12:06
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Topic Highlights
Article Title	Epidemiological studies of migration and environmental risk factors in the inflammatory bowel diseases
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Yanna Ko, Rhys Butcher and Rupert W Leong
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Career Development Fellowship of the National Health Medical Research Council of Australia to Leong RW
Corresponding Author	Rupert W Leong, MBBS, MD, FRACP, AGAF, Associate Professor, Concord Hospital, Gastroenterology and Liver Services and The University of New South Wales, Level 1 West Hospital Rd, Concord, Sydney NSW 2139, Australia. rupertleong@outlook.com
Key Words	Inflammatory bowel disease; Crohn’s disease; Ulcerative colitis; Epidemiology; Risk factor; Environment; Hygiene hypothesis
Core Tip	Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are well known to involve genetic and environmental risk factors. Cohorts from low IBD prevalence regions migrating to areas of high IBD prevalence are candidates to assess further environmental factors - both protective and promotional. There are few opportunities to identify migratory populations to highlight these effects of environmental risk factors in the development of IBD and to compare first- and second-generation migrants. This review highlights known migratory cohorts and identifies an emerging cohort in Middle Eastern migrants to Australia.
Publish Date	2014-02-20 19:40
Citation	Ko Y, Butcher R, Leong RW. Epidemiological studies of migration and environmental risk factors in the inflammatory bowel diseases. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(5): 1238-1247
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i5/1238.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i5.1238

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