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Identification of critical variants within SLC44A4, an ulcerative colitis susceptibility gene identified in a GWAS in north Indians.
Genes and immunity - 1 Mar 2016
Gupta A, Thelma B K
Abstract excerpt
SLC44A4 is one of the seven novel susceptibility genes that were discovered in the first ever genome-wide association study (GWAS) on ulcerative colitis (UC) in the genetically distinct north Indians. This gene seems to be functionally relevant to disease biology as it may contribute to the associated phenotype of Vitamin B1 deficiency among UC patients, hence playing a role in disease pathogenesis. A large...
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