Virus works with gene to cause Crohn's-like illness

Friday, June 25, 2010 - 06:56 in Health & Medicine

Scientists have shown that a specific virus can interact with a mutation in the host's genes to trigger disease. The observation may help explain why many people with disease risk genes do not actually develop disease...

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