Article
Autophagy and inflammatory bowel disease: Association between variants of the autophagy-related IRGM gene and susceptibility to Crohn's disease.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Sept 2015
Rufini Sara, Ciccacci Cinzia, Di Fusco Davide, Ruffa Alessandra, Pallone Francesco, Novelli Giuseppe, Biancone Livia, Borgiani Paola
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are inflammatory bowel diseases involving a genetically determined inappropriate mucosal immune response towards luminal antigens, including resident bacterial flora. Recent studies identified susceptibility genes involved in autophagy. AIMS: We analyzed known autophagic loci (IRGM, ULK1 and AMBRA1) previously described as associated with inflammatory bowel...
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