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Identification of NOD2/CARD15 mutations in Malaysian patients with Crohn's disease.
Journal of digestive diseases - 1 May 2009
Chua Kek Heng, Hilmi Ida, Ng Ching Ching, Eng Tzy Lui, Palaniappan Shanthi, Lee Way Seah, Goh Khean-Lee
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The NOD2/CARD15 gene has been identified as an important susceptibility gene for Crohn's disease (CD) but the three common disease predisposing mutations (DPM) found in developed countries have not been identified in Asian populations. The aim of our study was to look for the DPM in our multiracial population and to discover whether there were any differences in the three major ethnic groups; Malay,...
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