Genetic variation in the familial Mediterranean fever gene (MEFV) and risk for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

The familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) gene (MEFV) encodes pyrin, a major regulator of the inflammasome platform controlling caspase-1 activation and IL-1beta processing. Pyrin has been shown to interact with the gene product of NLRP3, NALP3/cryopyrin, also an important active member of the inflamma...

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Main Authors: Alexandra-Chloé Villani, Mathieu Lemire, Edouard Louis, Mark S Silverberg, Catherine Collette, Geneviève Fortin, Elaine R Nimmo, Yannick Renaud, Sébastien Brunet, Cécile Libioulle, Jacques Belaiche, Alain Bitton, Daniel Gaudet, Albert Cohen, Diane Langelier, John D Rioux, Ian D R Arnott, Gary E Wild, Paul Rutgeerts, Jack Satsangi, Séverine Vermeire, Thomas J Hudson, Denis Franchimont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2745755?pdf=render