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Nucleotide-Binding Oligomerization Domain-Containing Protein 2 Variants in Patients with Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Jun 2016
Harputluoglu Murat M M, Dertli Ramazan, Otlu Baris, Demirel Ulvi, Yener Ozkan, Bilgic Yilmaz, Erdogan Mehmet Ali, Atayan Yahya, Cagin Yasir Furkan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The occurrence of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is significantly increased in carriers of nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 2 (NOD2) variants, suggesting that local immune alterations might be implicated in bacterial translocation (BT). AIMS: We aimed to assess the role of the NOD2 gene in conferring susceptibility to SBP. We also sought to determine whether levels...
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