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Genome-wide association study of ulcerative colitis in Koreans suggests extensive overlapping of genetic susceptibility with Caucasians.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Apr 2013
Yang Suk-Kyun, Hong Myunghee, Zhao Wanting, Jung Yusun, Tayebi Naeimeh, Ye Byong Duk, Kim Kyung-Jo, Park Sang Hyoung, Lee Inchul, Shin Hyoung Doo, Cheong Hyun Sub, Kim Lyoung Hyo, Kim Hyo-Jong, Jung Sung-Ae, Kang Daehee, Youn Hee-Shang, Liu Jianjun, Song Kyuyoung
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BACKGROUND: Recent genome-wide association studies and meta-analyses have identified 47 susceptibility loci for ulcerative colitis (UC) in Caucasian populations. A previous genome-wide association study of UC in a Japanese population suggested marginal sharing of susceptibility loci between Caucasian and Asian populations. We performed a genome-wide association studies to identify UC susceptibility loci in a...
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