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Familial aggregation and antimicrobial response dose-dependently affect the risk for Crohn's disease.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Jan 2010
Joossens Marie, Van Steen Kristel, Branche Julien, Sendid Boualem, Rutgeerts Paul, Vasseur Francis, Poulain Daniel, Broly Franck, Colombel Jean-Frédéric, Vermeire Séverine, Chamaillard Mathias
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BACKGROUND: An increased risk of Crohn's disease (CD) has been reported consistently in first-degree relatives of patients. Our aim was to test whether a combination of CD-associated genes involved in innate immunity and/or antibody responses to microbial antigens may be valuable in identifying healthy relatives at risk. METHODS: We investigated 86 families from Belgium and northern France, 45 with at least 3...
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