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NOD2 variants and antibody response to microbial antigens in Crohn's disease patients and their unaffected relatives.
Gastroenterology - 1 Feb 2007
Devlin Shane M, Yang Huiying, Ippoliti Andrew, Taylor Kent D, Landers Carol J, Su Xiaowen, Abreu Maria T, Papadakis Konstantinos A, Vasiliauskas Eric A, Melmed Gil Y, Fleshner Phillip R, Mei Ling, Rotter Jerome I, Targan Stephan R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The Cdcs1 locus of the C3Bir mouse confers severe colitis associated with a decrease in innate immune function and an increase in adaptive T-cell responses to commensal bacterial products. The aim of our study was to determine if defects in innate immunity are similarly associated with increased adaptive immune responses to microbial antigens in Crohn's disease patients. METHODS: Sera from 732...
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