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Replication study of ulcerative colitis risk loci in a Lithuanian-Latvian case-control sample.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Oct 2013
Skieceviciene Jurgita, Kiudelis Gediminas, Ellinghaus Eva, Balschun Tobias, Jonaitis Laimas V, Zvirbliene Aida, Denapiene Goda, Leja Marcis, Pranculiene Gitana, Kalibatas Vytenis, Saadati Hamidreza, Ellinghaus David, Andersen Vibeke, Valantinas Jonas, Irnius Algimantas, Derovs Aleksejs, Tamelis Algimantas, Schreiber Stefan, Kupcinskas Limas, Franke Andre
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BACKGROUND: Differences between populations might be reflected in their different genetic risk maps to complex diseases, for example, inflammatory bowel disease. We here investigated the role of known inflammatory bowel disease-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a subset of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) from the Northeastern European countries Lithuania and Latvia and evaluated possible...
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