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We investigated the correlation of serum ZO-1, with physiologic measures of intestinal permeability (as the ratio of the fractional excretion of lactulose-mannitol or LMR) in a cohort of 39 healthy FDRs of Crohn's disease (CD) patients. No significant correlation was found between LMR and ZO-1 levels (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>2 = 0.004, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.71), or intestinal fatty acid binding proteins (I-FABP) (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>2 = 0.004, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.71). 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