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Evidence of genetic heterogeneity in IBD: 1. The interleukin-1 receptor antagonist in the predisposition to suffer from ulcerative colitis.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Feb 1996
Bioque G, Bouma G, Crusius J B, Koutroubakis I, Kostense P J, Meuwissen S G, Peña A S
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate a polymorphism within intron 2 of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) gene in a Dutch white population of patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. DESIGN: Genotype and allele frequencies of the polymorphic region in the IL-1ra gene were determined in 111 unrelated patients with ulcerative colitis, 92 patients with Crohn's disease, and 86 healthy controls. METHODS:...
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