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Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene polymorphisms in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Jan 2009
Henckaerts Liesbet, Jaspers Martine, Van Steenbergen Werner, Vliegen Liesbet, Fevery Johan, Nuytten Hilde, Roskams Tania, Rutgeerts Paul, Cassiman Jean-Jacques, Vermeire Séverine, Cuppens Harry
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a progressive cholestatic disease commonly associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and characterized by fibrosing inflammatory destruction of bile ducts. The histological features in the liver of PSC patients are similar to those observed in cystic fibrosis (CF). Our aim was to study whether variants in the CFTR gene are associated with the...
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