Slipping the barrier: how variants in CARD15 could alter permeability of the intestinal wall and population health.

Schreiber, S · Gut · 2006

review · Level V

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Abstract

The increased intestinal permeability in Crohn's disease is associated with the presence of variants in the <i>CARD15</i> gene that are regarded as causative for Crohn's disease, suggesting a genetic rather than an environmental background for intestinal barrier dysfunction in Crohn's disease

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