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Genetic Complexity of Crohn's Disease in Two Large Ashkenazi Jewish Families.
Gastroenterology - 1 Oct 2016
Levine Adam P, Pontikos Nikolas, Schiff Elena R, Jostins Luke, Speed Doug, Lovat Laurence B, Barrett Jeffrey C, Grasberger Helmut, Plagnol Vincent, Segal Anthony W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Crohn's disease (CD) is a highly heritable disease that is particularly common in the Ashkenazi Jewish population. We studied 2 large Ashkenazi Jewish families with a high prevalence of CD in an attempt to identify novel genetic risk variants. METHODS: Ashkenazi Jewish patients with CD and a positive family history were recruited from the University College London Hospital. We used genome-wide,...
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