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Analysis of connective tissue growth factor promoter polymorphism in Thai children with biliary atresia.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet - 1 Feb 2007
Sa-nguanmoo Pattaratida, Vejchapipat Paisarn, Chongsrisawat Voranush, Chirathaworn Chintana, Honsawek Sittisak, Theamboonlers Apiradee, Poovorawan Yong
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OBJECTIVE: Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) has been proposed to play a key role in the pathogenesis of hepatic fibrosis in biliary atresia (BA). The aim of the present study was to determine the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the promoter region of CTGF gene in a Thai population,...
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