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ReviewInflammatory bowel diseases2025

NOD2 and Crohn's Disease Clinical Practice: From Epidemiology to Diagnosis and Therapy, Rewired.

Stefano Kayali, Stefano Fantasia, Federica Gaiani, Lucas Giovanni Cavallaro, Gian Luigi de'Angelis, Luigi Laghi

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In one paragraph

Review in Inflammatory bowel diseases, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
24citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
12.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Efficacy of Advanced Therapies in Achieving Remission by Disease Location in Crohn's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2026
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  2. Multi-omics characterization of Yao syndrome identifies three pathophysiological axes and disease-specific divergence from Blau syndrome.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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  6. Recent advances in the management of small bowel Crohn's disease.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2026
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  8. Deciphering the Implications ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  9. FromProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  13. Contrasting outcomes of inheritedProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  14. Resolving the field: a role for Nod2 in T cells.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Stefano KayaliDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4685-1276
Stefano FantasiaDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Federica GaianiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9615-0086
Lucas Giovanni CavallaroGastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Gian Luigi de'AngelisHumanitas Gavazzeni, Bergamo, Italy.
Luigi LaghiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
University of Parma · ITHumanitas Gavazzeni · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease with a multifactorial pathogenesis involving environmental and genetic factors. Since the late 20th century, the discovery of the first susceptibility gene (NOD2, previously referred to as CARD15) for CD has paved the way for further investigations into the correlations between clinical features and genetics, and its potential impact on clinical practice has fueled the research in the last 2 decades. Recent therapeutic advancements involving novel biologic drugs and small molecules have shifted inflammatory bowel disease management from a disease-centered to a patient-centric approach. To date, the role of NOD2 has not been fully understood yet. Recent data suggest that its clinical impact may be greater than currently recognized. This review overviews the most common NOD2 variants' role in real-life clinical practice. These genetic variants increase the risk of developing the disease and can aid in tailoring diagnosis and treatment. They are associated with the stricturing phenotype and ileal involvement and increase the risk of steroid refractoriness. In the meantime, limited and inconclusive evidence exists regarding their predictive role in response to azathioprine, biologic drugs, and small molecules. Eventually, their role in increasing the risk for surgery is evident, especially in those with the L1007fs variant. If further trials will support the initial evidence reported so far, NOD2 genetic variants will emerge as possible candidates for developing precision medicine in CD.

Indexed as

Crohn DiseaseGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseNod2 Signaling Adaptor ProteinHumansNOD2 protein, humanNod2 Signaling Adaptor ProteinCrohn’s diseasegenetic factorsNOD2/CARD15

Identifiers

PMID38582044
PMCPMC11808579
OpenAlexW4394015314

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