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Alpha-2-adrenergic receptor gene polymorphism in Turkish population with irritable bowel syndrome.
The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2013
Uğur Kantar Funda, Simşek İlkay, Ercal Derya, Ülgenalp Ayfer, Bora Elçin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Irritable bowel syndrome is a multifactorial functional gastrointestinal disorder affecting more than 10% of world population. Genetic component in pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome is still unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the potential impact of C-1291G polymorphism in α2-adrenergic receptor gene promoter region in the etiology of the disease. MATERIALS AND METHOD: This...
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