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Sero-reactivity to microbial components in Crohn's disease is associated with disease severity and progression, but not NOD2/CARD15 genotype.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Dec 2004
Arnott Ian D R, Landers Carol J, Nimmo Elaine J, Drummond Hazel E, Smith Ben K R, Targan Stephan R, Satsangi Jack
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Antibodies directed against the porin protein C of Escherichia coli (anti-OmpC) and Pseudomonas fluorescens (anti-I2) have recently been described in Crohn's disease (CD). Those directed against Saccharomyces cerevisiae (ASCA) and the perinuclear component of neutrophils (pANCA) have been more widely studied and may be of diagnostic importance. We aimed to assess the frequency of anti-OmpC,...
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