Evaluation of 22 genetic variants with Crohn's Disease risk in the Ashkenazi Jewish population: a case-control study

• Main Authors: Ullman Thomas (Author), Present Daniel H (Author), Abreu Maria T (Author), Doheny Dana (Author), Hu Jianzhong (Author), Erazo Monica (Author), Ozelius Laurie (Author), Mitchell Adele A (Author), Peter Inga (Author), Benkov Keith (Author), Korelitz Burton I (Author), Mayer Lloyd (Author), Desnick Robert J (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Crohn's disease (CD) has the highest prevalence among individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish (AJ) descent compared to non-Jewish Caucasian populations (NJ). We evaluated a set of well-established CD-susceptibility variants to determine...