Article
Pediatric Crohn disease: clinical and genetic characteristics in Taiwan.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Mar 2007
Hsiao Cheng-Hui, Wei Shu-Chen, Wong Jau-Min, Lai Hong-Shiee, Chang Mei-Hwei, Ni Yen-Hsuan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Crohn disease (CD) is a heterogeneous disorder. The nucleotide oligomerization domain 2/caspase activating recruitment domain 15 (NOD2/CARD15) gene located at 16q12 is strongly associated with susceptibility to CD in white people but is absent in adult Asian patients, whereas the role of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) polymorphisms has also been reported. Because clinical and genetic data in Asian...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
