Leprosy Genetically Linked to Crohn's Disease (CME/CE)

Courtesy MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Wed, 12/16/2009 - 15:00

Leprosy and Crohn's disease may share a common underlying genetic susceptibility related to nonspecific innate immunity, according to a genome-wide association study.


 

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