M2045 Reduced Metallothionein Expression in Colonic Crohn's Disease: Evidence for a New Disease-Modifying Gene

Author Block D. Laukens 1 , H. Peeters 1 , A. Waeytens 1 , S. Bogaert 1 , B. Vander Cryssen 1 , D. Elewaut 1 , F. De Keyser 1 , H. Mielants 1 , C. Cuvelier 1 , K. Knecht 2 , P. Van Hummelen 3 , J. Del-Favero 4 , E. Remaut 5 , M. De Vos 1 , P. Rottiers 5 ; 1 Ghent University Hospital, Gent, BELGIUM, 2 Applied Maths BVBA, Sint-Martens-Latem, BELGIUM, 3 Flanders Institute for Biotechnology, Gent, BELGIUM, 4 Flanders Institute for Biotechnology, Antwerpen, BELGIUM, 5 Ghent University, Gent, BELGIUM.