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SUBMITTER: Eken A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3966024 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Eken Ahmet A Singh Akhilesh K AK Oukka Mohamed M
Inflammatory bowel diseases 20140301 3
: Crohn's disease (CD) is a lifelong inflammatory condition with underlying environmental and genetic components. CD affects multiple parts of the gastrointestinal tract, and it has a growing incidence in Western societies. IL-23 receptor variants have been identified as susceptibility or resistance factors for CD in genome-wide association studies. Accordingly, IL-23 is required for the development of experimental inflammatory bowel disease in many murine models. IL-23 receptor is expressed by ...[more]