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PDGFA gene rs9690350 polymorphism increases biliary atresia risk in Chinese children.
Bioscience reports - 31 Jul 2020
Liu Fei, Zeng Jixiao, Zhu Deli, Xu Xiaogang, Lan Menglong, Wang Mengmeng, Zhao Jinglu, Xia Huimin, Zhang Yan, Zhang Ruizhong
Abstract excerpt
Biliary atresia (BA) is a genetic and severe fibro-inflammatory obliterative cholangiopathy of neonates. Platelet-derived growth factor subunit A (PDGFA), as one of participants in liver fibrosis, the overexpression of PDGFA through DNA hypomethylation may lead to the development of BA, but the pathogenesis is still unclear. We conducted a large case-control cohort to investigate the association of genetic...
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