Article
Corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1 gene variants in irritable bowel syndrome.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Sato Naoko, Suzuki Naoki, Sasaki Ayaka, Aizawa Emiko, Obayashi Takeshi, Kanazawa Motoyori, Mizuno Tomoko, Kano Michiko, Aoki Masashi, Fukudo Shin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) acts mainly via the CRH receptor 1 (CRH-R1) and plays a crucial role in the stress-induced pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Several studies have demonstrated that variants of the CRH-R1 gene carry a potential risk for depression, but evidence for an association between CRH-R1 genotypes and IBS is lacking. We tested the hypothesis that genetic...
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