(IMAGE) Tokyo Medical and Dental University Caption Alternative splicing of CARD9, regulated by Crohn’s disease risk variant (sQTL variant), changes the protein structure. Credit Department of Genomic Function and Diversity, TMDU Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.