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Polymorphisms in NFKBIA and ICAM-1 genes in New Zealand Caucasian Crohn's disease patients.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Oct 2007
Hong Jiwon, Leung Euphemia, Fraser Alan G, Merriman Tony R, Vishnu Prakash, Krissansen Geoffrey W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Crohn's disease (CD) is a complex polygenetic inflammatory disease of the bowel. NFKBIA (IkappaBalpha) is a downstream regulator of NF-kappaB, which is an effector of the major Crohn's susceptibility gene CARD15/NOD2. ICAM-1 is an integrin ligand and vascular addressin, which contributes to the trafficking of pathogenic leukocytes into the inflamed bowel. Here we examined whether the NFKBIA...
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