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Genetic risk factors for inflammatory bowel disease in a North-eastern Mexican population.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Oct 2010
Garza-González E, Pérez-Pérez G I, Mendoza-Ibarra S I, Flores-Gutiérrez J P, Bosques-Padilla F J
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to assess the role of Helicobacter pylori and several genetic polymorphisms in relation to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We studied 44 unrelated patients with IBD and 75 subjects with no history of IBD as controls. Using pyrosequencing technology, we identified gene polymorphisms in IL-10, TNF-A, ILB-31, and TLR4. H. pylori status was determined by serology. Individuals...
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