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Absence of association between the multidrug resistance (MDR1) gene and inflammatory bowel disease.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Oct 2006
Oostenbrug Liekele E, Dijkstra Gerard, Nolte Ilja M, van Dullemen Hendrik M, Oosterom Elvira, Faber Klaas N, de Jong Dirk J, van der Linde Klaas, te Meerman Gerard J, van der Steege Gerrit, Kleibeuker Jan H, Jansen Peter L M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The multidrug resistance (MDR1) gene encodes for P-glycoprotein, a drug efflux pump. Mice deficient for the MDR1a gene spontaneously develop colitis. In humans, a polymorphism in exon 26 (C3435T) is associated with reduced expression levels and function of MDR1. Currently there are controversial data on the association between MDR1 and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The purpose of this study was to...
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