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Association of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 gene polymorphism with inflammatory bowel disease in Iranian Azeri Turkish patients.
Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association - 1 Jan 2000
Shaghaghi Zeynab, Bonyadi Mortaza, Somi Mohammad H, Khoshbaten Manouchehr
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BACKGROUND/AIM: Previous studies have shown the association of some genetic factors, such as Plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (PAI-1) 4G/5G polymorphism, with the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We aimed to study this polymorphism as a risk factor in IBD patients in this cohort. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred and fifteen IBD patients and 95 healthy controls were selected from Iranian...
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