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The functional -374T/A polymorphism of the receptor for advanced glycation end products may modulate Crohn's disease.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology - 1 May 2011
Däbritz Jan, Friedrichs Frauke, Weinhage Toni, Hampe Jochen, Kucharzik Torsten, Lügering Andreas, Broeckel Ulrich, Schreiber Stefan, Spieker Tilmann, Stoll Monika, Foell Dirk
Abstract excerpt
The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) is involved in innate immune mechanisms. Polymorphisms of the RAGE gene have been described as a factor amplifying inflammation in susceptible patients, but the association with Crohn's disease (CD) is not known. The coding RAGE polymorphism G82S (rs2070600) and two promoter polymorphisms, -374T/A (rs1800624) and -429T/C (rs1800625), were studied in two...
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