title: Giving the NOD to a new understanding of Crohn's disease: mother nature has finally started to show her CARDs.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Diedegraefe
mesh_terms: D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005819:Genetic Markers / Q000235:genetics; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D007079:Ileitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000235:genetics*; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008297:Male; D053473:Nod2 Signaling Adaptor Protein; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D012016:Reference Values; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D005819:Genetic Markers; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C429018:NOD2 protein, human; D053473:Nod2 Signaling Adaptor Protein; D012333:RNA, Messenger