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

Sheila A. Fisher, Mark Tremelling, Carl A. Anderson, Rhian Gwilliam, Suzannah Bumpstead, Natalie J. Prescott, Elaine R. Nimmo, Dunecan Massey, Carlo Berzuini, Christopher Johnson, Jeffrey C. Barrett, Fraser R. Cummings, Hazel Drummond, Charlie W. Lees, Clive M. Onnie, Catherine E. Hanson, Katarzyna Blaszczyk, Mike Inouye, Philip Ewels, Radhi RavindrarajahAndrew Keniry, Sarah Hunt, Martyn Carter, Nick Watkins, Willem Ouwehand, Cathryn M. Lewis, Lon Cardon, Alan Lobo, Alastair Forbes, Jeremy Sanderson, Derek P. Jewell, John C. Mansfield, Panos Deloukas, Christopher G. Mathew, Miles Parkes, Jack Satsangi

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    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. © 2008 Nature Publishing Group.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)710-712
    Number of pages2
    JournalNature Genetics
    Volume40
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jun 2008

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