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Circulating MicroRNA in inflammatory bowel disease.
Journal of Crohn's & colitis - 1 Oct 2012
Paraskevi Archanioti, Theodoropoulos George, Papaconstantinou Ioannis, Mantzaris Gerassimos, Nikiteas Nikolaos, Gazouli Maria
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) consist of a group of small noncoding RNAs that partially regulate gene expression. We investigated the expression patterns of commonly deregulated miRNAs in Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) in peripheral blood samples of inflammatory bowel disease patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This study consisted of 128 CD and 88 UC patients, as well as 162 healthy controls. The...
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