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Evaluation of SLC11A1 as an inflammatory bowel disease candidate gene.
BMC medical genetics - 9 Mar 2005
Crawford Nigel P S, Eichenberger Maurice R, Colliver Daniel W, Lewis Robert K, Cobbs Gary A, Petras Robert E, Galandiuk Susan
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BACKGROUND: Significant evidence suggests that a promoter polymorphism within the gene SLC11A1 is involved in susceptibility to both autoimmune and infectious disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether SLC11A1 has a role in the susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by characterizing a promoter polymorphism within the gene and two short tandem repeat (STR) markers in genetic proximity to...
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