Various Immune-related Diseases Have A Strong Genetic Overlap

A limited number of genes appear to be involved in the development of eleven immune-related diseases such as type 1 diabetes, coeliac disease, Crohn’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis. This has emerged from an analysis by geneticists of all globally conducted association studies of these diseases. The analysis reveals that although the diseases have different manifestations, they also have a major, comparable origin.

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