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Mapping autoimmune disease genes in humans: lessons from IBD and SLE.
Novartis Foundation symposium - 1 Jan 2005
Vyse Timothy J, Richardson Angela M, Walsh Emily, Farwell Lisa, Daly Mark J, Terhorst Cox, Rioux John D
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The inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are common autoimmune diseases that affect 2-3 million people in the USA alone. Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), the inflammatory bowel diseases, are idiopathic, chronic inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. SLE is a chronic, multi-system autoimmune disease that generally presents in women of childbearing...
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