Article
Association of FCGR2A, JAK2 or HNF4A variants with ulcerative colitis in Koreans.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Nov 2011
Yang Suk-Kyun, Jung Yusun, Kim Hyeri, Hong Myunghee, Ye Byong Duk, Song Kyuyoung
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recent genome-wide association studies have identified over 40 candidate genes contributing to ulcerative colitis susceptibility. The goal of this study was to test the reported ulcerative colitis susceptibility genes including FCGR2A, SLC26A3, JAK2 and HNF4A in Korean patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. METHODS: Five single nucleotide polymorphisms from 4 loci including FCGR2A,...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Asian People
- Chloride-Bicarbonate Antiporters
- Colitis, Ulcerative
- Crohn Disease
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype