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Published online 21 May 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010524-6
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Genetics' Nod2 gut disease
Susceptibility gene for Crohn's disease identified.
A gene which confers susceptibility to the gut disorder Crohn's disease has been pinpointed by research teams in the US and Europe1, 2 The defective gene may make the intestine attack its native bacteria.
Crohn's disease arises when the immune system triggers painful inflammation and ulcers in the gut.
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