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Towards an understanding of the role of NOD2/CARD15 in the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease.
Best practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology - 1 Jun 2004
Philpott Dana J, Viala Jérôme
Abstract excerpt
With the recent discovery of NOD2 as the first susceptibility gene linked with Crohn's disease, research is now focused on attempting to explain the biological role of NOD2 and how mutations can contribute to the development of this inflammatory disease. Biochemical studies have revealed that NOD2 is in fact a protein involved in the innate immune detection of bacterial products. More specifically, NOD2...
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