Expressing the differences between Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis

PLoS Med. 2005 Aug;2(8):e230; quiz e304. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020230. Epub 2005 Aug 30.

Abstract

Wijmenga discusses the implications of a study that used a comprehensive gene expression approach to find new genes and pathways relevant to the pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel disease.

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Colitis, Ulcerative / genetics*
  • Colitis, Ulcerative / metabolism
  • Colitis, Ulcerative / pathology
  • Crohn Disease / genetics*
  • Crohn Disease / metabolism
  • Crohn Disease / pathology
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Mucosa / metabolism
  • Intestinal Mucosa / pathology
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis