Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Progress Towards a Gene

The pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) is still unknown, but the importance of genetic susceptibility has been clearly shown by epidemiological data from family and twin studies. Linkage studies have identified two susceptibility loci for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD...

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Main Authors: David A van Heel, Jack Satsangi, Alisoun H Carey, Derek P Jewell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2000-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2000/361309

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