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Comment
. 2017 Dec;106(6):1335-1336.
doi: 10.3945/ajcn.117.169623. Epub 2017 Nov 8.

Why might the finding of a new genetic association with inflammatory bowel disease be of potential value in disease control?

Lynnette R Ferguson  1
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Why might the finding of a new genetic association with inflammatory bowel disease be of potential value in disease control?

Lynnette R Ferguson. Am J Clin Nutr. 2017 Dec.
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