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Functional interaction of CARD15/NOD2 and Crohn's disease-associated TNFalpha polymorphisms.
International journal of colorectal disease - 1 Jul 2005
Linderson Ylva, Bresso Francesca, Buentke Eva, Pettersson Sven, D'Amato Mauro
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Mutations/polymorphisms in the CARD15/NOD2 gene and in the promoter region of the TNFalpha gene are associated with susceptibility to and modulate the phenotype of Crohn's disease (CD). The molecular mechanisms for this genotype-phenotype correlation are yet to be elucidated. CARD15 is an intracellular receptor for bacterial muramyl dipeptide (MDP), and can elicit an inflammatory response via...
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