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Genetic evidence supporting the association of protease and protease inhibitor genes with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Cleynen Isabelle, Jüni Peter, Bekkering Geertruida E, Nüesch Eveline, Mendes Camila T, Schmied Stefanie, Wyder Stefan, Kellen Eliane, Villiger Peter M, Rutgeerts Paul, Vermeire Séverine, Lottaz Daniel
Abstract excerpt
As part of the European research consortium IBDase, we addressed the role of proteases and protease inhibitors (P/PIs) in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), characterized by chronic mucosal inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, which affects 2.2 million people in Europe and 1.4 million people in North America. We systematically reviewed all published genetic studies on populations of European ancestry (67...
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