The induction of ulcerative colitis in mice with targeted disruptions of a G protein-encoding gene establishes yet another genetic link between G proteins and disease.
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Spiegel, A. G protein gene knockout hits the gut. Nat Med 1, 522–524 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0695-522
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