Association between genes and susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease: An updated meta-analysis.

Background: Several studies have associated members of the genes as susceptibility factors to inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD): ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD).

Objectives: To assess the association between the presence and absence genes and IBD susceptibility through a meta-analysis.

Method: A systematic search was performed through the PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases to obtain relevant articles published before March 2024.