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Identification of novel polymorphisms in the beta7 integrin gene: family-based association studies in inflammatory bowel disease.
Genes and immunity - 1 Dec 2001
van Heel D A, Carey A H, Jewell D P
Abstract excerpt
Linkage studies from five groups worldwide have confirmed the presence of an inflammatory bowel disease susceptibility locus on chromosome 12q. Beta 7 integrin is a strong candidate gene within this region, and is involved in lymphocyte homing to the gut and retention of intra-epithelial lymphocytes. Monoclonal antibodies to beta7 integrin ameliorate colitis in animal models. We obtained genomic sequence for...
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