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The c.1-260C>T promoter variant of CD14 but not the c.896A>G (p.D299G) variant of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) genes is associated with inflammatory bowel disease.
Digestion - 1 Jan 2007
Baumgart Daniel C, Buning Carsten, Geerdts Lars, Schmidt Hartmut H, Genschel Janine, Fiedler Thomas, Gentz Enno, Molnar Tomas, Nagy Ferenc, Lonovics Janos, Lochs Herbert, Wiedenmann Bertram, Nickel Renate, Witt Heiko, Dignass Axel
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BACKGROUND: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) results from an aberrant immune response to the indigenous intestinal flora in genetically susceptible hosts. Therefore, the study of candidate genes involved in host pathogen interactions is of key interest. METHODS: In this two-center, retrospective German and Hungarian cohort study, patients with Crohn's disease (CD) (n = 379; German n = 235, Hungarian n = 144) and...
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