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Genetics and ulcerative colitis: what are the clinical implications?
Current drug targets - 1 Sept 2011
Latiano Anna, Annese Vito
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Substantial progress has been made in the last years in characterizing the susceptibility genes involved in IBD pathogenesis, especially for Crohn's disease. Although some genetic factors associated with Crohn's disease also predispose individuals to ulcerative colitis, markers specific only for ulcerative colitis have been found. Recent genome-wide association studies in ulcerative colitis have identified...
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