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Association of genetic variation in the NR1H4 gene, encoding the nuclear bile acid receptor FXR, with inflammatory bowel disease.
BMC research notes - 28 Aug 2012
Attinkara Ragam, Mwinyi Jessica, Truninger Kaspar, Regula Jaroslaw, Gaj Pawel, Rogler Gerhard, Kullak-Ublick Gerd A, Eloranta Jyrki J
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BACKGROUND: Pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), involves interaction between environmental factors and inappropriate immune responses in the intestine of genetically predisposed individuals. Bile acids and their nuclear receptor, FXR, regulate inflammatory responses and barrier function in the intestinal tract. METHODS: We studied the association of...
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