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Characteristics of Japanese inflammatory bowel disease susceptibility loci.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2014
Arimura Yoshiaki, Isshiki Hiroyuki, Onodera Kei, Nagaishi Kanna, Yamashita Kentaro, Sonoda Tomoko, Matsumoto Takayuki, Takahashi Atsushi, Takazoe Masakazu, Yamazaki Keiko, Kubo Michiaki, Fujimiya Mineko, Imai Kohzoh, Shinomura Yasuhisa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There are substantial differences in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) genetics depending on the populations examined. We aimed to identify Japanese population-specific or true culprit susceptibility genes through a meta-analysis of past genetic studies of Japanese IBD. METHODS: For this study, we reviewed 2,703 articles. The review process consisted of three screening stages: we initially searched for...
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