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Immunogenetic biomarkers in inflammatory bowel diseases: role of the IBD3 region.
World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Nov 2014
Muro Manuel, López-Hernández Ruth, Mrowiec Anna
Abstract excerpt
Many studies have demonstrated the linkage between the IBD3 region (6p21.1-23), an area which encompasses the famous human leukocyte antigen (HLA) complex, and Crohn's disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC). IBD3 is the only region that meets genome-wide significance, and provides stronger evidence of the linkage than 16p13.1-16q12.2 (IBD1), the locus that contains the susceptibility gene CARD15. However,...
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