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Genetic association analysis of the functional c.714T>G polymorphism and mucosal expression of dectin-1 in inflammatory bowel disease.
PloS one - 12 Nov 2009
de Vries Hilbert S, Plantinga Theo S, van Krieken J Han, Stienstra Rinke, van Bodegraven Ad A, Festen Eleonora A M, Weersma Rinse K, Crusius J Bart A, Linskens Ronald K, Joosten Leo A B, Netea Mihai G, de Jong Dirk J
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BACKGROUND: Dectin-1 is a pattern recognition receptor (PRR) expressed by myeloid cells that specifically recognizes beta-1,3 glucan, a polysaccharide and major component of the fungal cell wall. Upon activation, dectin-1 signaling converges, similar to NOD2, on the adaptor molecule CARD9 which i...
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