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Bactericidal/permeability increasing protein gene polymorphism and inflammatory bowel diseases: meta-analysis of five case-control studies.
International journal of colorectal disease - 1 Mar 2017
Fan Lijuan, Fu Guoning, Ding Yuanyuan, Lv Peng, Li Hongyun
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OBJECTIVE: Bactericidal/permeability increasing protein (BPI) gene polymorphisms have been extensively investigated in terms of their associations with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with contradictory results. The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate associations between BPI gene polymorphisms and the risk of IBD, Crohn's disease (CD), and ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS: Eligible studies from PubMed,...
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