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Analysis of the IBD5 locus and potential gene-gene interactions in Crohn's disease.
Gut - 1 Apr 2003
Negoro K, McGovern D P B, Kinouchi Y, Takahashi S, Lench N J, Shimosegawa T, Carey A, Cardon L R, Jewell D P, van Heel D A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Genetic variation in the chromosome 5q31 cytokine cluster (IBD5 risk haplotype) has been associated with Crohn's disease (CD) in a Canadian population. We studied the IBD5 risk haplotype in both British and Japanese cohorts. Disease associations have also been reported for CARD15/NOD2 and TNF variants. Complex interactions between susceptibility loci have been shown in animal models, and we...
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