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Novel genetic association between ulcerative colitis and the anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1 receptor antagonist.
Gastroenterology - 1 Mar 1994
Mansfield J C, Holden H, Tarlow J K, Di Giovine F S, McDowell T L, Wilson A G, Holdsworth C D, Duff G W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease have well-recognized familial tendencies, but the genetic basis of this clinical observation remains unknown. The cytokine interleukin-1 receptor antagonist is a potent anti-inflammatory protein that can prevent immune-mediated bowel inflammation in animals. We have previously characterized a polymorphism within the gene for this cytokine and others in the...
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