Article
Genetic polymorphisms of interleukin 17A and interleukin 17F and their association with inflammatory bowel disease in a Chinese Han population.
Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] - 1 Aug 2013
Zhang Xiaofei, Yu Pengli, Wang Ying, Jiang Wenyu, Shen Fangcheng, Wang Yamin, Tu Huiming, Yang Xiaozhong, Shi Ruihua, Zhang Hongjie
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Interleukin-17A and interleukin-17F (IL-17A and IL-17F) are candidate genes for chronic inflammatory disease. We investigated the association between IL17A/F gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to and clinical features of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS: A total of 270 ulce...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Asian People
- Colitis, Ulcerative
- Crohn Disease
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Interleukin-17
- Male
- Middle Aged