Genome-wide association studies in Crohn's disease have convincingly identified multiple risk variants. Two new studies in ulcerative colitis, a related inflammatory bowel disease, now reveal a glimpse of the overlapping spectrum of risk variants, highlighting both the commonalities and the unique features of these disorders.
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Dubois, P., van Heel, D. New susceptibility genes for ulcerative colitis. Nat Genet 40, 686–688 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ng0608-686
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