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Nuclear pregnane X receptor single nucleotide polymorphism (-25385C/T) is not associated with inflammatory bowel disease in pediatric patients.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Jul 2009
Lacher Martin, Kappler Roland, Schroepf Sebastian, Berkholz Stefan, Ballauff Antje, Bufler Philip, Baurecht Hansjoerg, von Schweinitz Dietrich, Koletzko Sibylle
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OBJECTIVE: Studies in adults characterized the role of the pregnane X receptor (PXR) in the pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with conflicting results; pediatric studies are still lacking. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Genotyping for the -25385C/T polymorphism of the PXR gene in 187 white children with IBD and 185 controls. Determination of colonic PXR expression in selected patients with IBD. RESULTS:...
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