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Association of DLG5 R30Q variant with inflammatory bowel disease.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jul 2005
Daly Mark J, Pearce Alexandra V, Farwell Lisa, Fisher Sheila A, Latiano Anna, Prescott Natalie J, Forbes Alastair, Mansfield John, Sanderson Jeremy, Langelier Diane, Cohen Albert, Bitton Alain, Wild Gary, Lewis Cathryn M, Annese Vito, Mathew Christopher G, Rioux John D
Abstract excerpt
Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are chronic inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal system known as the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Recently, Stoll and colleagues reported a novel finding of genetic variation in the DLG5 gene that is associated with IBD (CD and UC combined). We present here a study of the genetic variation described in that report in two well-powered, independent...
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