Article
Genome-wide association studies and Crohn's disease.
Briefings in functional genomics - 1 Mar 2011
Lee James C, Parkes Miles
Abstract excerpt
The development of genome-wide association scanning (GWAS) has revolutionized the search for genetic loci associated with complex diseases. Crohn's disease (CD), together with ulcerative colitis, has been a principal beneficiary of this technology with a recent meta-analysis from the International IBD Genetics Consortium increasing the number of confirmed CD susceptibility loci to 71. When one considers that...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
