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Does cross-reactivity between mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis and human intestinal antigens characterize Crohn's disease?

  • Dimitrios Polymeros
  • , Dimitrios P Bogdanos
  • , Richard Day
  • , Dimitryi Arioli
  • , Diego Vergani
  • , Alastair Forbes

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Abstract

Most Crohn's disease (CD) patients show seroreactivity against Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP), suggesting a pathogenic role for this organism. Our aim was to seek amino acid similarities between MAP and intestinal proteins that, through molecular mimicry, could serve as targets for cross-reactive immunity in CD.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)85-96
Number of pages12
JournalGastroenterology
Volume131
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2006

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antibody Affinity
  • Autoantigens
  • Crohn Disease
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • Glutathione Peroxidase
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
  • Paratuberculosis
  • Prognosis
  • Severity of Illness Index

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