A common genetic background could explain early-onset Crohn's disease

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 520-522

  Bianco, Anna Monica ^a   Zanin, Valentina ^b   Girardelli, Martina ^a   Magnolato, Andrea ^b   Martellossi, Stefano ^a   Tommasini, Alberto ^a   Marcuzzi, Annalisa ^a   Crovella, Sergio ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROHN DISEASE; EARLY ONSET CROHN DISEASE; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

CROHN DISEASE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84858150678     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2012.01.023     Document Type: Article

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