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Identification of OCTN2 variants and their association with phenotypes of Crohn's disease in a Korean population.
Scientific reports - 11 Mar 2016
Park Hyo Jin, Jung Eun Suk, Kong Kyoung Ae, Park Eun-Mi, Cheon Jae Hee, Choi Ji Ha
Abstract excerpt
Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease and a genetic variant in the OCTN2, g.-207G > C is significantly associated with CD susceptibility. This study was aimed to identify novel OCTN2 functional promoter variants and their roles in transcriptional regulation using various in vitro assays. In addition, we investigated the association between OCTN2 genotypes and CD through genetic analysis...
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