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Polymorphisms of PTPN11 coding SHP-2 as biomarkers for ulcerative colitis susceptibility in the Japanese population.
Journal of clinical immunology - 1 May 2009
Narumi Yukiko, Isomoto Hajime, Shiota Mizuho, Sato Kayoko, Kondo Shinji, Machida Haruhisa, Yanagihara Katsunori, Mizuta Yohei, Kohno Shigeru, Tsukamoto Kazuhiro
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To identify genetic determinants of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), we examined an association between polymorphisms of both the programmed cell death 1 gene (PDCD1) and the src homology 2 domain-containing tyrosine phosphatase 2 gene (PTPN11) and susceptibility to IBD. METHODS: Study subjects comprised 114 patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), 83 patients with Crohn's disease, and 200 healthy...
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