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"Scientists have now identified more than 200 genes that appear to be associated with Crohn&amp;amp;#39;s disease, after researchers at University College London (UCL) discovered several additional genes for the condition. Crohn&amp;amp;#39;s disease is a rare long-term condition that causes the lining of the digestive system to become inflamed, leading to diarrhoea, abdominal pain, fatigue and weight loss. Researchers at UCL&amp;amp;#39;s Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment used a new method to analyse the entire human genome, producing findings that should help to explain patients&amp;amp;#39; symptoms and improve their treatment. Senior author Dr Nikolas Maniatis, whose findings are published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, said: &amp;amp;#39;The discovery of so many gene locations for Crohn&amp;amp;#39;s Disease is an important step forward in understanding the disease, which has a very complicated genetic basis.&amp;amp;#39; He added that the method used to study the human genome could be used to identify genes involved in other similarly complex diseases as well, such as cancers and diabetes. Co-author Professor Dallas Swallow noted that the individual genes will have differing effects and that not all genes will act the same way in all patients. &amp;amp;#39;We can combine all this information with that obtained by others from examining cellular and molecular changes to sort this out,&amp;amp;#39; she added. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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