Mutation, selection, and evolution of th
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Kathy King; Mohammed F. Sheikh; Andrew P. Cuthbert; Sheila A. Fisher; Clive M. O
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Article
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2006
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Three common mutations in the CARD15 (NOD2) gene are known to be associated with susceptibility to Crohn disease (CD), and genetic data suggest a gene dosage model with an increased risk of 2-4-fold in heterozygotes and 20-40-fold in homozygotes. However, the discovery of numerous rare variants of C