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Investigation of JAK2, STAT3 and CCR6 polymorphisms and their gene-gene interactions in inflammatory bowel disease.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Jun 2012
Polgar N, Csongei V, Szabo M, Zambo V, Melegh B I, Sumegi K, Nagy G, Tulassay Z, Melegh B
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide association studies identified many loci associated with the two forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Components of the interleukin-23 signalling pathway, such as IL23R, JAK2 and STAT3, have been implicated in both diseases. In addition, emerging evidence supports the role of IL23-driven Th17 cells in inflammation. Here, we studied the...
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