Article
Genetic aspects of inflammatory bowel disease: how far have we come, and where are we heading?
Current gastroenterology reports - 1 Dec 1999
Cho J
Abstract excerpt
Crohn"s disease and ulcerative colitis are related complex genetic disorders, with gene-gene and gene-environment interactions that are critical to their pathogenesis. Multiple genetic loci have been implicated through genome-wide searches. Of these, a locus on Crohn"s disease has been definitive...
Topics
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
