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A two-marker haplotype in the IRF5 gene is associated with inflammatory bowel disease in a North American cohort.
Genes and immunity - 1 Jun 2012
Gathungu G, Zhang C K, Zhang W, Cho J H
Abstract excerpt
Interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) located on human chromosome 7q32 is associated with many chronic inflammatory disorders. IRF5 is the key regulator of proinflammatory cytokines and type I interferons. We surveyed two cohorts of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients from a North American Consortium. Six single-nucleotide polymorphisms and a 5-base-pair (bp) insertion-deletion (CGGGG indel)polymorphism...
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