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Genetic polymorphisms of MAFK, encoding a small Maf protein, are associated with susceptibility to ulcerative colitis in Japan.
World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Aug 2017
Arisawa Tomiyasu, Nakamura Masakatsu, Otsuka Toshimi, Jing Wu, Sakurai Naoko, Takano Hikaru, Hayashi Tasuku, Ota Masafumi, Nomura Tomoe, Hayashi Ranji, Shimasaki Takeo, Tahara Tomomitsu, Shibata Tomoyuki
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To investigate whether single nucleotide polymorphisms in maf protein K (MAFK), which encodes the MAFK, lead to increased susceptibility to ulcerative colitis in the Japanese population. METHODS: This case control study examined the associations between MAFK single nucleotide polymorphisms (rs4268033 G>A, rs3735656 T>C and rs10226620 C>T) and ulcerative colitis susceptibility in 174 patients with ulcerative...
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