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Variants at the 3p21 locus influence susceptibility and phenotype both in adults and early-onset patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Jul 2010
Latiano Anna, Palmieri Orazio, Corritore Giuseppe, Valvano Maria Rosa, Bossa Fabrizio, Cucchiara Salvatore, Castro Massimo, Riegler Gabriele, De Venuto Domenica, D'Incà Renata, Andriulli Angelo, Annese Vito
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: To date, a number of high-profile studies have yielded over 50 inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) disease genes/loci. The polymorphisms rs9858542 (BSN) and rs3197999 (MST1), on 3p21 locus, have been found associated with susceptibility to IBD. We aimed to replicate these associations in adult and early-onset cohorts of IBD Italian patients, by analyzing also potential gene-gene interactions with...
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- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Autophagy-Related Proteins
