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Associations between PTPN2 polymorphisms and susceptibility to ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease: a meta-analysis.
Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] - 1 Jan 2014
Zhang Ji-Xiang, He Jian-Hua, Wang Jun, Song Jia, Lei Hong-Bo, Wang Jing, Dong Wei-Guo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) result from an interaction between genetic and environmental factors. Though several polymorphisms have been identified in PTPN2, their roles in the incidence of UC and CD are conflicting. This meta-analysis was aimed to clarify the impact of these polymorphisms on UC and CD risk. METHOD: PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library and CBM were searched until 23...
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