Complexity of Crohn’s Disease Revealed in University of Oxford Study as ‘Gene’ Count Tops 30

ScienceDaily — 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 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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