Complexity of Crohn's disease revealed as 'gene' count tops 30
Sunday, June 29, 2008 - 23:35
in Health & Medicine
New research has trebled the number of genetic regions known to be implicated in Crohn's disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease, to over thirty. The research, published today in the journal Nature Genetics, has identified a number of potential new targets for drug development as well as providing surprising new links between the condition and other common diseases including asthma.
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