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Genetics of inflammatory bowel disease.
The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ - 1 Oct 2002
Karban Amir, Eliakim Rami, Brant Steven R
Abstract excerpt
The etiology of inflammatory bowel diseases, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is uncertain. Studies of specific environmental factors and immune dysfunction have provided limited insight into disease pathogenesis. There is ample evidence that these diseases are in part the result of genetic predisposition. The early search for candidate genes focused on genes involved in the regulation of immune function....
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