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Genetic variants involved in innate immunity modulate the risk of inflammatory bowel diseases in an understudied Malaysian population.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Feb 2022
Luu Laurence Don Wai, Popple Georgia, Tsang Samuel Pok Wei, Vinasco Karla, Hilmi Ida, Ng Ruey Terng, Chew Kee Seang, Wong Shin Yee, Riordan Stephen, Lee Way Seah, Mitchell Hazel M, Kaakoush Nadeem O, Castaño-Rodríguez Natalia
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic gastrointestinal inflammatory conditions comprising two major subtypes: Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). The incidence of IBD is increasing in Asian countries including Malaysia. The aim of this study was to determine whether 32 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) strongly associated with IBD from genome-wide association...
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