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Haplotype-based analysis of ulcerative colitis risk loci identifies both IL2 and IL21 as susceptibility genes in Han Chinese.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Dec 2011
Shi Jihua, Zhou Lu, Zhernakova Alexandra, Qian Jiaming, Zhu Feng, Sun Gang, Zhu Liming, Ma Xuejun, Dijkstra Gerard, Wijmenga Cisca, Faber Klaas Nico, Lu Xinghua, Weersma Rinse K
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BACKGROUND: The incidence of ulcerative colitis (UC) varies between Western and Eastern ethnicities. A distinct genetic background may play a role in the differences. Until now, very little was known of the UC genetics in Asian populations. Here we performed a haplotype-based analysis of six known UC susceptibility loci in Han Chinese patients. METHODS: In all, 245 UC patients and 300 healthy controls of Han...
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