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A polymorphism of the bactericidal/permeability increasing protein (BPI) gene is associated with Crohn's disease.
Journal of clinical gastroenterology - 1 Apr 2005
Klein Wolfram, Tromm Andreas, Folwaczny Christian, Hagedorn Michaela, Duerig Natascha, Epplen Joerg, Schmiegel Wolff, Griga Thomas
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BACKGROUND: The bactericidal/permeability increasing protein (BPI) is involved in the elimination of gram-negative bacteria. A functionally relevant single nucleotide polymorphism of the BPI gene causes an amino acid exchange (Glu216Lys). STUDY: To evaluate whether this single nucleotide polymorphism contributes to the predisposition to inflammatory bowel disease, we compared the allele frequencies of 265...
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