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Genes involved in the regulation of intestinal permeability and their role in ulcerative colitis.
Journal of digestive diseases - 1 Dec 2015
Prager Matthias, Buettner Janine, Buening Carsten
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Genome-wide association studies have identified single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes that might influence intestinal barrier function (HNF4A, ECM1, CDH1 and LAMB1) to increase the risk for ulcerative colitis (UC). The aim of our study was to detect causative sequence alterations and provide a functional link to a disturbed intestinal permeability (IP) in UC. METHODS: A total of 19 UC patients with...
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