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IFNG rs1861494 polymorphism is associated with IBD disease severity and functional changes in both IFNG methylation and protein secretion.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Oct 2014
Gonsky Rivkah, Deem Richard L, Landers Carol J, Haritunians Talin, Yang Shaohong, Targan Stephan R
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BACKGROUND: Mucosal expression of interferon (IFN)-γ plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and IBD risk regions flank IFNG. The conserved IFNG rs1861494 T/C introduces a new CpG methylation site, is associated with disease severity and lack of therapeutic response in other infectious and immune-mediated disorders, and is in linkage disequilibrium with a ulcerative colitis...
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