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Synergy between TLR9 and NOD2 innate immune responses is lost in genetic Crohn's disease.
Gut - 1 Nov 2005
van Heel D A, Ghosh S, Hunt K A, Mathew C G, Forbes A, Jewell D P, Playford R J
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BACKGROUND: Nucleotide binding oligomerisation domain 2 (NOD2; also known as CARD15) mutations are associated with Crohn's disease but how mutations cause disease is poorly understood. Innate immune responses are reportedly enhanced by combined NOD2 ligand (muramyl dipeptide, MDP) and Toll-like r...
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