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Analysis of cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated antigen 4 gene polymorphisms in patients with ulcerative colitis.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Feb 2006
Lankarani Kamran B, Karbasi Ashraf, Kalantari Tahereh, Yarmohammadi Hooman, Saberi-Firoozi Mehdi, Alizadeh-Naeeni Mahvash, Taghavi Ali R, Fattahi Mahammad R, Ghaderi Abbas
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a multifactorial disease associated with dysregulated immunity. Recently, cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) gene polymorphisms have been reported in association with several autoimmune diseases in several populations. In the present study, the possible implication of the CTLA-4 gene as a risk factor for UC in the Iranian population was...
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