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Promises, delivery, and challenges of inflammatory bowel disease risk gene discovery.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association - 1 Jan 2013
Brant Steven R
Abstract excerpt
Over the past two decades, investigators have used whole genome linkage and genome-wide association studies, including the "Immunochip" study, to identify a surprising number (over 163) of genetic loci containing susceptibility genes for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and its 2 major phenotypes, Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). These loci, although nearly all low-risk, have provided important...
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