Genetics of ulcerative colitis
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Alexandra I. Thompson; Charlie W. Lees
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Article
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2011
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) are related polygenic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), with distinct and overlapping susceptibility loci. Recently, hypothesis-free genome-wide association (GWA) studies have revolutionized the field of complex disease genetics. Substantial advance