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Monogenic diseases associated with intestinal inflammation: implications for the understanding of inflammatory bowel disease.
Gut - 1 Dec 2013
Uhlig Holm H
Abstract excerpt
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), encompassing Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, has multifactorial aetiology with complex interactions between genetic and environmental factors. Over 150 genetic loci are associated with IBD. The genetic contribution of the majority of those loci towards explained heritability is low. Recent studies have reported an increasing spectrum of human monogenic diseases that can...
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