Mucosal healing in inflammatory bowel disease: results from a Norwegian population-based cohort

KF Frøslie, J Jahnsen, BA Moum, MH Vatn… - Gastroenterology, 2007 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: Mucosal healing (MH) in inflammatory bowel disease may be an important
sign of efficacy of treatment and a prognostic marker of long-term disease. The aim of the …

Sequence variants in IL10, ARPC2 and multiple other loci contribute to ulcerative colitis susceptibility

…, P Rutgeerts, P Rosenstiel, M Krawczak, MH Vatn… - Nature …, 2008 - nature.com
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) typically manifests as either ulcerative colitis (UC) or
Crohn's disease (CD). Systematic identification of susceptibility genes for IBD has thus far …

Clinical course during the first 10 years of ulcerative colitis: results from a population-based inception cohort (IBSEN Study)

…, M Henriksen, J Sauar, MH Vatn… - Scandinavian journal …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. Cohort studies of unselected and newly diagnosed patients are essential for a
better understanding of the prognosis in ulcerative colitis (UC). The aim of this study was to …

Clinical course in Crohn's disease: results of a Norwegian population-based ten-year follow-up study

IC Solberg, MH Vatn, O Høie, N Stray, J Sauar… - Clinical …, 2007 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: Most studies concerning the clinical course in CD are retrospective or
based on selected patient groups. Our aim was to assess the course of CD in a prospective …

Geographical variability and environmental risk factors in inflammatory bowel disease

SC Ng, CN Bernstein, MH Vatn, PL Lakatos, EV Loftus… - Gut, 2013 - gut.bmj.com
The changing epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) across time and geography
suggests that environmental factors play a major role in modifying disease expression. …

The prevalence of polyps of the large intestine in Oslo: an autopsy study

MH Vatn, H Stalsberg - Cancer, 1982 - Wiley Online Library
The colon and rectum were removed from 445 consecutive autopsies and examined for the
presence of polypoid lesions under an illuminating magnifying lens. There were seven …

Dense genotyping of immune-related disease regions identifies nine new risk loci for primary sclerosing cholangitis

…, RN Sandford, PR Durie, E Melum, MH Vatn… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a severe liver disease of unknown etiology leading to
fibrotic destruction of the bile ducts and ultimately to the need for liver transplantation 1 , 2 , …

C-reactive protein: a predictive factor and marker of inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease. Results from a prospective population-based study

…, J Jahnsen, I Lygren, N Stray, J Sauar, MH Vatn… - Gut, 2008 - gut.bmj.com
Background and aims: C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are often used in the follow-up of
patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aims of this study were to establish the …

Management of patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic: results of an international meeting

…, EF Stange, F Steinwurz, D Turner, MH Vatn… - …, 2020 - gastrojournal.org
The 2020 annual meeting for IOIBD was scheduled to occur in March, but was cancelled
owing to the emergence of COVID-19. Given how this disease might affect patients with IBD …

Ulcerative colitis and clinical course: results of a 5-year population-based follow-up study (the IBSEN study)

…, ϕystein Kjellevold, T Schulz, MH Vatn… - Inflammatory bowel …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Background The majority of studies concerning the clinical course and prognosis in ulcerative
colitis (UC) are old, retrospective in design, or hospital based. We aimed to identify clinical …