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Polymorphisms in MIR122, MIR196A2, and MIR124A Genes are Associated with Clinical Phenotypes in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.
Molecular diagnosis & therapy - 1 Feb 2017
Ciccacci Cinzia, Politi Cristina, Biancone Livia, Latini Andrea, Novelli Giuseppe, Calabrese Emma, Borgiani Paola
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), including Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are multifactorial disorders that result from a dysregulated inflammatory response to environmental factors in genetically predisposed individuals. Recently, microRNAs (miRNAs) have been shown to be involved in the development of IBDs. AIMS: We investigated common variants in five miRNA genes in a cohort of...
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