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CD209 in inflammatory bowel disease: a case-control study in the Spanish population.
BMC medical genetics - 10 Dec 2007
Núñez Concepción, Oliver Javier, Mendoza Juan Luis, Gómez-García María, Taxonera Carlos, Gómez Luis M, López-Nevot Miguel A, de la Concha Emilio G, Urcelay Elena, Martínez Alfonso, Martín Javier
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The etiology of Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Crohn's Disease (CD), considered together as Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD), involves environmental and genetic factors. Although some genes are already known, the genetics underlying these diseases is complex and new candidates are continuously emerging. The CD209 gene is located in a region linked previously to IBD and a CD209 functional polymorphism...
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