Plasma carnitine ester profile in Crohn's disease

Background: Very recent data show that the human OCTN1 and OCTN2 carnitine (C) transporter orthologs likely map to the IBD5 locus at 5q31, which has been suggested to confer susceptibility to Crohn's disease (CD). Therefore, a link between a pathogenic role of C and the CD can exist. The circulating C ester profile has not been investigated in CD.