Article
Advances in inflammatory bowel disease pathogenesis: linking host genetics and the microbiome.
Gut - 1 Oct 2013
Knights Dan, Lassen Kara G, Xavier Ramnik J
Abstract excerpt
Studies of the genetics underlying inflammatory bowel diseases have increased our understanding of the pathways involved in both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease and focused attention on the role of the microbiome in these diseases. Full understanding of pathogenesis will require a comprehensive grasp of the delicate homeostasis between gut bacteria and the human host. In this review, we present current...
Topics
- Bacteria
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Host-Pathogen Interactions
- Humans
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- Intestines
- Microbiota
- Phenotype
- Signal Transduction
