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Promoter polymorphism of transforming growth factor-beta1 gene and ulcerative colitis.
World journal of gastroenterology - 14 Jan 2008
Tamizifar B, Lankarani K B, Naeimi S, Rismankar Zadeh M, Taghavi A, Ghaderi A
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AIM: To elucidate the possible difference in two promoter polymorphisms of the transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) gene (-800G > A, -509C > T) between ulcerative colitis (UC) patients and normal subjects. METHODS: A total of 155 patients with established ulcerative colitis and 139 normal subjects were selected as controls. Two single nucleotide polymorphisms within the promoter region of TGF-beta1 gene...
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