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Association of cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated antigen-4 gene (rs60872763) polymorphism with Crohn's disease and high levels of serum sCTLA-4 in Crohn's disease.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 May 2011
Chen Zhitao, Zhou Feng, Huang Sha, Jiang Ting, Chen Liping, Ge Liuqing, Xia Bing
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Our aim was to evaluate cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) gene polymorphisms in Crohn's disease (CD) and explore soluble CTLA-4 (sCTLA-4) levels in serum of CD patients in central China. METHODS: A total of 126 Chinese CD patients and 300 healthy controls were enrolled in this study. CTLA-4 (AT)n repeat polymorphism was genotyped by a semiautomatic fluorescently labeled...
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