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Lack of association of the 3'-UTR polymorphism in the NFKBIA gene with Crohn's disease in an Israeli cohort.
International journal of colorectal disease - 1 Sept 2007
Leshinsky-Silver E, Karban A, Cohen S, Fridlander M, Davidowich O, Kimmel G, Shamir R, Levine A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract associated with dysregulation of the immune response. It is caused by a combination of environmental and genetic factors. Patients with CD have a TH1-type inflammatory response characterized by nuclear factor kappa B (NFkappaB) activation. Mutations in the bacterial pattern recognition receptors NOD2/CARD15 and...
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