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New links to the pathogenesis of Crohn disease provided by genome-wide association scans.
Nature reviews. Genetics - 1 Jan 2008
Mathew Christopher G
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide association scans (GWAS) using large case-control samples and several hundred thousand genetic markers have uncovered at least ten new genomic regions associated with susceptibility to Crohn disease, a chronic inflammatory bowel disorder. The new loci include genes with diverse roles in the immune response and several gene deserts, which may contain regulatory sequences or encode novel functional...
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