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Replication of an association between IL23R gene polymorphism with inflammatory bowel disease.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association - 1 Aug 2007
Oliver Javier, Rueda Blanca, López-Nevot Miguel A, Gómez-García María, Martín Javier
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Recently, the interleukin 23 receptor (IL23R) gene encoding a subunit of the receptor of the inflammatory cytokine IL-23 has been identified as a novel genetic factor strongly associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We aimed to replicate the IBD association of IL23R genetic markers in an IBD independent Spanish cohort. METHODS: Four hundred sixty IBD patients of Spanish white origin...
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