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[The relationship of nature killer cell 2D gene polymorphisms and ulcerative colitis in the Chinese].
Zhonghua nei ke za zhi - 1 Oct 2006
Cao Qian, Shen Xiao-ling, Zhou Wen, Wang Jian-guo
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OBJECTIVE: Nature killer cell 2D (NKG2D) is an important activated cytokine that has been implicated in the inflammatory reaction and immune response. The function and the location of NKG2D gene show it is an ideal susceptibility gene to ulcerative colitis (UC). We evaluated the NKG2D gene polymorphisms in patients of Zhejiang province to determine whether the gene is associated with susceptibility to UC in...
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