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Promoter polymorphism of cyclooxygenase-1 (COX1) is not associated with ulcerative colitis in the Japanese population.
Hepato-gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Arisawa Tomiyasu, Tahara Tomomitsu, Shibata Tomoyuki, Nagasaka Mitsuo, Nakamura Masakatsu, Kamiya Yoshio, Fujita Hiroshi, Yoshioka Daisuke, Okubo Masaaki, Sakata Mikiju, Wang Fang-Yu, Hirata Ichiro, Nakano Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) aggravate or ameliorate clinical disease activity in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). UC is associated with increased local production of prostanoids. This study attempted to clarify the relationship between cyclooxygenase-1 (COX1) gene polymorphisms (T-1676C and A-842G/C50T) and ulcerative colitis in a Japanese population. METHODOLOGY: The...
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