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Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) polymorphisms and risk of inflammatory bowel disease in a Scottish and Danish case-control study.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Apr 2011
Andersen Vibeke, Nimmo Elaine, Krarup Henrik B, Drummond Hazel, Christensen Jane, Ho Gwo-Tzer, Ostergaard Mette, Ernst Anja, Lees Charlie, Jacobsen Bent A, Satsangi Jack, Vogel Ulla
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are a result of interactions between luminal pathogens and the intestinal immune response. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) plays a key role in the regulation of the inflammatory response upon stimulation by luminal pathogens via Toll-like receptors. METHODS: Genotypes of the COX-2/PTGS2/PGHS2 A-1195G (rs689466), G-765C (rs20417), and T8473C (rs5275) polymorphisms were...
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