IDO1 and IDO2 non-synonymous gene variants: correlation with crohn's disease risk and clinical phenotype.

Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract. Genetic polymorphisms can confer CD risk and influence disease phenotype. Indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase-1 (IDO1) is one of the most over-expressed genes in CD and mediates potent anti-inflammatory effects via tr...

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Main Authors: Alexander Lee, Navya Kanuri, Yuanhao Zhang, Gregory S Sayuk, Ellen Li, Matthew A Ciorba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4277413?pdf=render