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Animal models of IBD: linkage to human disease.
Current opinion in pharmacology - 1 Oct 2010
Mizoguchi Atsushi, Mizoguchi Emiko
Abstract excerpt
Spontaneous development of intestinal inflammation in many different kinds of genetically engineered mice as well as the presence of numerous susceptibility genes in humans suggests that inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is mediated by more complicated mechanisms than previously predicted. The human genetic studies implicate some major pathways in the pathogenesis of IBD, including epithelial defense against...
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