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Combined type-1 plasminogen activator inhibitor and NOD2/CARD15 genotyping predicts complicated Crohn's disease behaviour.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics - 15 Feb 2007
Alvarez-Lobos M, Arostegui J I, Sans M, Tassies D, Piu J, Reverter J C, Pique J M, Yagüe J, Panés J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: NOD2/CARD15 gene variants have not been universally associated with stricturing behaviour in Crohn's disease. Other behaviour modifying genes could explain these results. AIM: To study the combined influence of NOD2/CARD15 variants and 4G/4G genotype of type-1 plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1) gene on Crohn's disease behaviour. METHODS: One hundred and seventy Crohn's disease patients were...
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