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Role of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-10 gene polymorphisms in irritable bowel syndrome.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Nov 2005
van der Veek Patrick P J, van den Berg Marlies, de Kroon Yvette E, Verspaget Hein W, Masclee Ad A M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Imbalances in the genetically controlled pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine production may promote ongoing low-grade inflammation after an acute gastroenteritis, and subsequently, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) (post-infectious IBS, PI-IBS). We studied gene promoter single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha, pro-inflammatory) and interleukin-10 (IL-10,...
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