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Association between STAT3 gene polymorphisms and Crohn's disease susceptibility: a case-control study in a Chinese Han population.
Diagnostic pathology - 29 May 2014
Wang Zhengting, Xu Bin, Zhang Hongxin, Fan Rong, Zhou Jie, Zhong Jie
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BACKGROUND: Crohn's disease (CD) is an immune-related disease with genetic predisposition. This study aimed to investigate the association of three polymorphisms in the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) gene with CD risk in a Chinese population. METHODS: We conducted a hospital-based case-control study involving 232 CD patients and 272 controls. Genotyping was performed using polymerase...
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