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NOD2, CD14 and TLR4 mutations do not influence response to adalimumab in patients with Crohn's disease: a preliminary report.
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas - 1 Oct 2010
Barreiro-de Acosta M, Ouburg S, Morré S A, Crusius J B A, Lorenzo A, Potel J, Salvador-Peña A, Domínguez-Muñoz J E
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INTRODUCTION: Adalimumab is a recombinant fully-human monoclonal immunoglobulin (IgG1) antibody utilized in the treatment of Crohn's disease. Unfortunately no clinical or genetic markers exist to predict response to anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) therapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between selected genes involved in cytokine regulation and response to adalimumab treatment in...
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