Distribution of HBD-2 gene copy numbers (<4, 4, or >4 copies per genome) in the European cohort as categorized into ileal disease (L1) (A), colonic disease (L2) (B), ileal and colonic disease (L3) (C), and UC (D). L2 (colonic CD) differed significantly from L1 (ileal CD) and controls (P=.037 and P=.002, respectively [χ2 test]).