As an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn's disease (CD) is known for its complex etiology and serious family life impairment, including psychological health. 1 It was once recognized as no known cure for inflammation that may involve any part of the gastrointestinal tract. 2 CD was reported with a high incidence in western countries. 3,4 In recent years, the incidence of CD has been gradually increasing in China. 5,6 Despite the low incidence of CD in China, the rising momentum of this complex disease in children still raises public concerns in the country. Because young CD patients, especially pediatric patients, are at higher risk of obstinacy or recurrence. 7 Till now, the exact genetic mechanism of CD remains unclear.Given many clues in hand, a deep insight into high-risk genes is urgently needed. The disease is featured with familial aggregation, which means the disease appears more frequently than expected in specific families. 8 According to European and American literature statistics, the first-blood relatives of patients with CD or ulcerative