Genome-Wide Association Study of Ulcerative Colitis in Koreans Suggests Extensive Overlapping of Genetic Susceptibility With Caucasians

Abstract

Our data support the biologic significance of the overlapping loci for UC between Caucasian and Korean populations. Our data suggest that genetic associations for UC tend to overlap more extensively among different ethnic groups than those for Crohn's disease, which shows well-established dependence on ethnicity.