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Th17 response and autophagy--main pathways implicated in the development of inflammatory bowel disease by genome-wide association studies.
Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas - 1 Sept 2015
Díaz Peña Roberto, Valdés Eliana, Cofré Cecilia, Castro-Santos Patricia
Abstract excerpt
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an entity that mainly includes ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn´s disease (CD). Improved health care, diet changes, and higher industrialization are associated with an increase in IBD prevalence. This supports the central role of environmental factors in the pathology of this disease. However, IBD also shows a relevant genetic component as shown by high heritability. Classic...
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