ulcerative colitis
Findings
No curated finding names ulcerative colitis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An inflammatory bowel disease involving the mucosal surface of the large intestine and rectum. It may present with an acute or slow onset and follows an intermittent or continuous course. Signs and symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, weight loss, and intestinal hemorrhage.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005101), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Genes
1 gene
Germline variants in the gene encoding each protein, as classified by GenCC submitters, each in their own words. Limited, disputed and refuted submissions are listed too.
- SCGNHGNC:16941
- Moderate · PanelApp Australia · Autosomal recessive · 2025
Where it sits
- A kind of
- Narrower terms (2)
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: ulcerative colitis
- Also called
- colitis ulcerativeulcerative colitis (disease)