METHODS OF USING SMAD3 AND JAK2 GENETIC VARIANTS TO DIAGNOSE AND PREDICT INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE

摘要

Disclosed are methods of diagnosing Inflammatory Bowel Disease by determining the presence or absence of genetic variants at SMAD3 and/or JAK2 loci. Provided is a method of diagnosing a Crohn's Disease subtype in an individual by determining the presence or absence of a risk variant at the SMAD3 and/or JAK2 loci.