Evidence for significant overlap between common risk variants for Crohn's disease and ankylosing spondylitis.

<h4>Background</h4>A multicenter genome-wide association scan for Crohn's Disease (CD) has recently reported 40 CD susceptibility loci, including 29 novel ones (19 significant and 10 putative). To gain insight into the genetic overlap between CD and ankylosing spondylitis (AS), thes...

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Main Authors: Debby Laukens, Michel Georges, Cécile Libioulle, Cynthia Sandor, Myriam Mni, Bert Vander Cruyssen, Harald Peeters, Dirk Elewaut, Martine De Vos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21072187/?tool=EBI