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Association of organic cation transporter risk haplotype with perianal penetrating Crohn's disease but not with susceptibility to IBD.
Gastroenterology - 1 Dec 2005
Vermeire Séverine, Pierik Marie, Hlavaty Tibor, Claessens Greet, van Schuerbeeck Nele, Joossens Sofie, Ferrante Marc, Henckaerts Liesbet, Bueno de Mesquita Mirjam, Vlietinck Robert, Rutgeerts Paul
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Three years after the identification of NOD2/CARD15, 2 more genes for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) were reported. The carnitine/organic cation transporter (OCTN) on 5q31 (IBD5) is associated with Crohn's disease (CD) and DLG5 (10q23), a member of membrane-associated guanylate kinase (MAGUK) family, with IBD. We studied mutation prevalence, assessed phenotypic expression, and performed...
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