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Association between mutations in the CARD15 (NOD2) gene and Crohn's disease in Israeli Jewish patients.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Sept 2003
Fidder Herma H, Olschwang Sylviane, Avidan Benjamin, Zouali Habib, Lang Alon, Bardan Eytan, Picard Orit, Bar-Meir Simon, Colombel Jean Frederic, Chowers Yehuda
Abstract excerpt
Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) are heterogeneous disorders characterized by chronic intestinal inflammation. Genetic predisposition is a major risk factor in both diseases. The CARD15 (NOD2) gene has been implied as a candidate gene in the pathogenesis CD. Our aim was to delineate the frequency of three missense and one frameshift variant of CARD15 in Israeli Jewish CD and UC patients. DNA was...
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