Article
Lack of association of NKX2-3, IRGM, and ATG16L1 inflammatory bowel disease susceptibility variants with celiac disease.
Human immunology - 1 Nov 2009
Dema Bárbara, Fernández-Arquero Miguel, Maluenda Carlos, Polanco Isabel, Figueredo M Angeles, de la Concha Emilio G, Urcelay Elena, Núñez Concepción
Abstract excerpt
Evidence about the presence of susceptibility factors shared among different autoimmune diseases is increasing. Based on this idea, NKX2-3, ATG16L1, and IRGM which are well-established inflammatory bowel disease risk factors, could be new celiac disease (CD) candidate genes. NKX2-3 encodes a transcription factor that in mice seems to be involved in gut development. The ATG16L1 and IRGM genes act in autophagy, a...
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