Article
[Genetics of inflammatory bowel disease].
La Tunisie medicale - 1 Jul 2004
Zouiten Mekki Lilia, Khalfaoui Taoufik, Boubaker Jalel, Chaabouni Habiba, Filali Azza, Mechmeche Rachid
Abstract excerpt
The Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) are multifactorial diseases involving the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. In genetic terms, the IBD are polygenic and multigenic disorders with incomplete penetrance. In the late decade, investigators have applied the complementary techniques of genome-wide scanning and candidate gene analysis to search susceptibility genes. The IBD susceptibility regions,...
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