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Polymorphism in transmembrane region of MICA gene and cholelithiasis.
World journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jul 2003
Shih Shou-Chuan, Lee Yann-Jinn, Liu Hsin-Fu, Dang Ching-Wen, Chang Shih-Chuan, Lin Shee-Chan, Kao Chin-Roa
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To study the significance of polymorphism of MHC class I chain-related gene A (MICA) gene in patients with cholelithiasis. METHODS: Subjects included 170 unrelated adults (83 males) with cholelithiasis and 245 randomly selected unrelated adults (130 males) as controls. DNA was extracted from peripheral leukocytes and analyzed for polymorphism of 5 alleles (A4, A5, A5.1, A6 and A9) of the MICA gene. RESULTS:...
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