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DLG5 P1371Q is associated with inflammatory bowel disease and complementary to R30Q in disease susceptibility.
Swiss medical weekly - 1 Jan 2011
Lin Zhenwu, Hegarty John P, Berb Arthur, Wang Zhong, Kelly Ashley A, Wang Yunhua, Poritz Lisa S, Wu Rongling, Koltun Walter A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The SNP R30Q (rs1248696) within the discs large homolog 5 (DLG5) gene has been associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In this study, we examined the genetic association of another DLG5 SNP P1371Q (rs2289310) with IBD and its interaction with R30Q in disease susceptibility. METHODS: A total of 213 IBD patients [106 familial; 59 Crohn's disease (CD) and 47 ulcerative colitis (UC)]...
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