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Genetic polymorphisms in metabolizing enzymes modifying the association between smoking and inflammatory bowel diseases.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 May 2014
Ananthakrishnan Ashwin N, Nguyen Deanna D, Sauk Jenny, Yajnik Vijay, Xavier Ramnik J
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BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking is a well-established environmental risk factor for Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). The exact mechanism of its effect remains unexplained. Genetic polymorphisms in metabolizing enzymes may influence susceptibility to the effect of smoking and shed light on its mechanism of action. METHODS: We used a prospective cohort of patients with CD, UC, and healthy controls....
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