Article
Association of the MEFV gene variations with inflammatory bowel disease in Turkey.
Journal of clinical gastroenterology - 1 Mar 2013
Akyuz Filiz, Besisik Fatih, Ustek Duran, Ekmekçi Cumhur, Uyar Aytul, Pinarbasi Binnur, Demir Kadir, Ozdil Sadakat, Kaymakoglu Sabahattin, Boztas Gungor, Mungan Zeynel, Gul Ahmet
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Association of NOD2 (CARD15) gene mutations with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is well known. We herein aimed to investigate the role of familial Mediterranean fever-associated MEFV variations in IBD patients as additional regional-specific risk factor. STUDY: One hundred thirty-seven (78 female, 56.9%) IBD patients [62 Crohn's disease (CD), 75 ulcerative colitis (UC)] were enrolled into the...
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