Inflammatory bowel disease: Maladaptation of the vigilant genotype in a hyper-clean world?

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 171-177

  Rajan, T V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN 4; HLA ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR;

ALLELE; ASIAN; AUTOIMMUNITY; CROHN DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENTERITIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INCIDENCE; INDIAN; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ANIMALS; CANADA; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; INDIA; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MICE; MICE, INBRED NOD;

EID: 33645980630     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2006.0029     Document Type: Review

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