Prevalence of CARD15/NOD2 mutations in Caucasian healthy people.
BACKGROUND: Crohn's disease (CD) has been associated with CARD15/NOD2 mutations in Caucasians. The R702W, G908R, and 1007fs mutations represent 82% of the mutated chromosomes. The relative risk of developing CD in homozygous or compound heterozygous people has been estimated as between 10 and...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2007
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