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Genetic determinants of ulcerative colitis include the ECM1 locus and five loci implicated in Crohn's disease.

Authors :
Fisher SA
Tremelling M
Anderson CA
Gwilliam R
Bumpstead S
Prescott NJ
Nimmo ER
Massey D
Berzuini C
Johnson C
Barrett JC
Cummings FR
Drummond H
Lees CW
Onnie CM
Hanson CE
Blaszczyk K
Inouye M
Ewels P
Ravindrarajah R
Keniry A
Hunt S
Carter M
Watkins N
Ouwehand W
Lewis CM
Cardon L
Lobo A
Forbes A
Sanderson J
Jewell DP
Mansfield JC
Deloukas P
Mathew CG
Parkes M
Satsangi J
Source :
Nature genetics [Nat Genet] 2008 Jun; Vol. 40 (6), pp. 710-2. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Apr 27.
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

We report results of a nonsynonymous SNP scan for ulcerative colitis and identify a previously unknown susceptibility locus at ECM1. We also show that several risk loci are common to ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease (IL23R, IL12B, HLA, NKX2-3 and MST1), whereas autophagy genes ATG16L1 and IRGM, along with NOD2 (also known as CARD15), are specific for Crohn's disease. These data provide the first detailed illustration of the genetic relationship between these common inflammatory bowel diseases.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1546-1718
Volume :
40
Issue :
6
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Nature genetics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
18438406
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.145