New Gene-searching Method Uncovers Possible New Targets For Crohn's Disease Drugs
Friday, March 6, 2009 - 10:17
in Biology & Nature
Discovering the different genes that contribute to a complex disease is like searching in the proverbial haystack for an unknown number of needles. But if some needles are linked to each other by fine threads, you might pull out clumps of them together. A novel approach that combines identifying genes on crucial biological pathways with genome-wide association studies has discovered new genes involved in Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammation of the GI tract.
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