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Sequence variation, linkage disequilibrium and association with Crohn's disease on chromosome 5q31.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jul 2006
Onnie C, Fisher S A, King K, Mirza M, Roberts R, Forbes A, Sanderson J, Lewis C M, Mathew C G
Abstract excerpt
Chromosome 5q31 contains a cluster of genes involved in immune response, including a 250 kb risk haplotype associated with Crohn's disease (CD) susceptibility. Recently, two functional variants in SLC22A4 and SLC22A5 (L503F and G-207C), encoding the cation transporters OCTN1 and OCTN2, were propo...
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