T300A GENETIC POLYMORPHISM: a susceptibility factor for Crohn’s disease?

ContextCrohn’s disease is characterized by a chronic and debilitating inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. Several factors may contribute to its development. From extensive studies of the human genome, the polymorphism T300A of the gene ATG16L1 (autophagy-related 16-like 1) has been...

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Main Authors: Bruno Lorenzo SCOLARO, Emily dos SANTOS, Leslie Ecker FERREIRA, Paulo Henrique Condeixa de FRANÇA, Harry KLEINUBING, Paulo Gustavo KOTZE, Mauro de Souza Leite PINHO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE)
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032014000200097&lng=en&tlng=en