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Mapping susceptibility loci in inflammatory bowel disease: why and how?
Molecular medicine today - 1 Dec 1997
Parkes M, Satsangi J, Jewell D
Abstract excerpt
The cause of the inflammatory bowel diseases Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis is unknown, but epidemiological evidence suggests that it is multifactorial with a strong genetic component. Several genetic loci probably contribute to disease susceptibility, accounting for the complex pattern of inheritance and heterogeneous clinical manifestations. The combination of candidate gene studies and, more recently,...
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