Article
Influence of CARD15 mutations on disease activity and response to therapy in 65 pediatric Crohn patients from Saxony, Germany.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Jul 2005
Roesler Joachim, Thürigen Anett, Sun Liping, Koch Rainer, Winkler Ulf, Laass Martin W, Gahr Manfred, Rösen-Wolff Angela, Henker Jobst
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Certain genetic variants in the CARD15 gene are accompanied by an enhanced risk to develop Crohn disease with the main activity in the terminal ileum and ensuing stricturing early in life. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relation between CARD15 mutations and overall disease activity and response to therapy in pediatric patients. METHODS: 65 genomic DNA samples from such patients were...
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