Monday, March 1, 2010

Crohn's disease


1. Crohn's disease is a disorder causing inflammation of the digestive tract. Inflammation causes pain and usually makes intestines to empty frequently, causing diarrhea.
2. The gene name is NOD2 nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain containing 2. The gene id is 64127.
3. Protein is found in blood plays important role in immune response by recognizing muramyl dipeptide (MDP) and by activation of NFKB protein.

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