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Correlation analysis of IL-11 polymorphisms and Hirschsprung disease subtype susceptibility in Southern Chinese Children.
BMC medical genomics - 19 Jan 2021
Zhang Hong, Zhao Jing-Lu, Zheng Yi, Xie Xiao-Li, Huang Li-Hua, Li Le, Zhu Yun, Lu Li-Feng, Hu Tu-Qun, Zhong Wei, He Qiu-Ming
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BACKGROUND: Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) is a hereditary defect, which is characterized by the absence of enteric ganglia and is frequently concurrent with Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis (HAEC). However, the pathogenesis for HSCR is complicated and remains unclear. Recent studies have shown that pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-11 (IL-11) are involved in the enteric nervous system's progress....
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