Article
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor 2 Gene Variants in Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Komuro Hazuki, Sato Naoko, Sasaki Ayaka, Suzuki Naoki, Kano Michiko, Tanaka Yukari, Yamaguchi-Kabata Yumi, Kanazawa Motoyori, Warita Hitoshi, Aoki Masashi, Fukudo Shin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) plays an important role in the pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and regulates the stress response through two CRH receptors (R1 and R2). Previously, we reported that a CRHR1 gene polymorphism (rs110402, rs242924, and rs7209436) and haplotypes were associated with IBS. However, the association between the CRHR2 gene and IBS was not investigated. We...
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