Article
NOD2/CARD15 genotype and phenotype differences between Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews with Crohn's disease.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jun 2004
Karban Amir, Waterman Matti, Panhuysen Carolien I, Pollak Rivka Dresner, Nesher Shula, Datta Lisa, Weiss Batia, Suissa Alain, Shamir Raanan, Brant Steven R, Eliakim Rami
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: NOD2/CARD15 has been identified as a major susceptibility gene for Crohn's disease (CD). Three mutations, Arg702Trp, Gly908Arg, and Leu1007fsinsC, are associated with CD. The incidence and prevalence rate of inflammatory bowel diseases is two- to four-fold higher in Ashkenazi Jews as compared to non-Jewish Caucasians. The aim of this study was to determine the significance of the NOD2/CARD15 mutations...
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