Genetics of inflammatory bowel disease.

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1. The aetiology of the chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is uncertain. Studies of specific environmental factors and immune dysfunction have provided little insight into disease pathogenesis. 2. Concordance rates in twin pairs and siblings provide strong evidence that genetic factors are important in disease pathogenesis. In Oxford, information was obtained from 433...

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