# Gut instinct drives discovery: an interview with Hans Clevers

**Authors:** Hans Clevers

PMC · DOI: 10.1242/dmm.052860 · Disease Models & Mechanisms · 2026-03-19

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- **Genes:** LGR5 (leucine rich repeat containing G protein-coupled receptor 5) [NCBI Gene 8549] {aka FEX, GPR49, GPR67, GRP49, HG38}, EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) [NCBI Gene 1956] {aka ERBB, ERBB1, ERRP, HER1, NISBD2, NNCIS}
- **Diseases:** Cancer (MESH:D009369), Hashimoto's disease (MESH:D050031), breast-cancer (MESH:D001943), MD (MESH:C535955), toxicity (MESH:D064420)
- **Chemicals:** Merus (-)
- **Species:** Escherichia coli (E. coli, species) [taxon 562], Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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