Article
Genetic studies of Crohn's disease: past, present and future.
Best practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology - 1 Jun 2014
Liu Jimmy Z, Anderson Carl A
Abstract excerpt
The exact aetiology of Crohn's disease is unknown, though it is clear from early epidemiological studies that a combination of genetic and environmental risk factors contributes to an individual's disease susceptibility. Here, we review the history of gene-mapping studies of Crohn's disease, from the linkage-based studies that first implicated the NOD2 locus, through to modern-day genome-wide association studies...
Topics
- Crohn Disease
- Disease Susceptibility
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Variation
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Genomics
- Humans
- Nod2 Signaling Adaptor Protein
- Risk Factors
