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Association of fucosyltransferase 2 gene variants with ulcerative colitis in Han and Uyghur patients in China.
World journal of gastroenterology - 14 Sept 2012
Aheman Ayinuer, Luo He-Sheng, Gao Feng
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To investigate the contribution of fucosyltransferase 2 (FUT2) variants to the genetic susceptibility and clinical heterogeneity of ulcerative colitis (UC) between Han and Uyghur patients in Xinjiang, China. METHODS: A total of 102 UC patients (53 Han patients including 22 men and 31 women, and 49 Uyghur patients including 25 men and 24 women; aged 48 ± 16 years) and 310 age- and sex-matched healthy controls...
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