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NOD2/CARD15 mutations correlate with severe pouchitis after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis.
Diseases of the colon and rectum - 1 Nov 2010
Sehgal Rishabh, Berg Arthur, Hegarty John P, Kelly Ashley A, Lin Zhenwu, Poritz Lisa S, Koltun Walter A
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PURPOSE: Pouchitis and Crohn's-like complications can plague patients after IPAA. NOD2 is an intracellular sensor for bacterial cell wall peptidoglycan. NOD2 mutations compromise host response to enteric bacteria and are increased in Crohn's disease. We hypothesize that IPAA patients with complic...
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