@article{3089129, title = "Genome-wide association study for ulcerative colitis identifies risk loci at 7q22 and 22q13 (IL17REL)", author = "Franke, A. and Balschun, T. and Sina, C. and Ellinghaus, D. and Häsler, R. and Mayr, G. and Albrecht, M. and Wittig, M. and Buchert, E. and Nikolaus, S. and Gieger, C. and Wichmann, H.E. and Sventoraityte, J. and Kupcinskas, L. and Onnie, C.M. and Gazouli, M. and Anagnou, N.P. and Strachan, D. and McArdle, W.L. and Mathew, C.G. and Rutgeerts, P. and Vermeire, S. and Vatn, M.H. and Krawczak, M. and Rosenstiel, P. and Karlsen, T.H. and Schreiber, S.", journal = "Nature Genetics", year = "2010", volume = "42", number = "4", pages = "292-294", issn = "1061-4036, 1546-1718", doi = "10.1038/ng.553", keywords = "interleukin 17 receptor, article; chromosome 22q; chromosome 7q; controlled study; Europe; gene locus; genome analysis; genotype; human; major clinical study; population genetics; priority journal; risk assessment; single nucleotide polymorphism; ulcerative colitis, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7; Colitis, Ulcerative; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Genome-Wide Association Study; Humans; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; Receptors, Interleukin-17; Risk Factors", abstract = "We performed a genome-wide association analysis of 1,897,764 SNPs in 1,043 German ulcerative colitis (UC) cases and 1,703 controls. We discovered new associations at chromosome 7q22 (rs7809799) and at chromosome 22q13 in IL17REL (rs5771069) and confirmed these associations in six replication panels (2,539 UC cases and 5,428 controls) from different regions of Europe (overall study sample P rs7809799 = 8.81 × 10 -11 and P rs5771069 = 4.21 × 10 -8, respectively). © 2010 Nature America, Inc. All rights reserved." }