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Influence of MIF polymorphisms on CpG island hyper-methylation of CDKN2A in the patients with ulcerative colitis.
BMC medical genetics - 12 Oct 2020
Sakurai Naoko, Shibata Tomoyuki, Nakamura Masakatsu, Takano Hikaru, Hayashi Tasuku, Ota Masafumi, Nomura-Horita Tomoe, Hayashi Ranji, Shimasaki Takeo, Ostuka Toshimi, Tahara Tomomitsu, Arisawa Tomiyasu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: CDKN2A hypermethylation is among the major events associated with carcinogenesis and is also observed in non-neoplastic colonic mucosa in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) plays a crucial role in promoting gastrointestinal inflammation characteristic of UC. The aim of this study is to explore associations between CDKN2A methylation status and MIF...
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