Xavier Ramnik J, Huett Alan, Rioux John D
Université de Montréal and the Montreal Heart Institute, Research Center, 5000 Belanger Street, Montreal, Quebec H1T 1C8, Canada.
Gut. 2008 Jun;57(6):717-20. doi: 10.1136/gut.2007.134254. Epub 2008 Feb 13.
Recent genome-wide association studies in Crohn’s Disease have identified genetic variation within two genes involved in a biological process known as autophagy. These genetic findings reveal an important role for autophagic processes in both gut homeostasis and in the development of chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract.
近期针对克罗恩病开展的全基因组关联研究已经确定了两个参与自噬这一生物学过程的基因内存在遗传变异。这些遗传学发现揭示了自噬过程在肠道稳态以及胃肠道慢性炎症发展过程中的重要作用。