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Novel NOD2 haplotype strengthens the association between TLR4 Asp299gly and Crohn's disease in an Australian population.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 May 2008
Hume Georgia E, Fowler Elizabeth V, Doecke James, Simms Lisa A, Huang Ning, Palmieri Orazio, Griffiths Lyn R, Florin Timothy H J, Annese Vito, Radford-Smith Graham L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The first major Crohn's disease (CD) susceptibility gene, NOD2, implicates the innate intestinal immune system and other pattern recognition receptors in the pathogenesis of this chronic, debilitating disorder. These include the Toll-like receptors, specifically TLR4 and TLR5. A variant in the TLR4 gene (A299G) has demonstrated variable association with CD. We aimed to investigate the relationship...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Crohn Disease
- DNA
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Incidence
- Male
- Mutation
