Altered frequency of a promoter polymorphic allele of the kinin B1 receptor gene in inflammatory bowel disease.

doi:10.1016/s0016-5085(98)70071-x

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Altered frequency of a promoter polymorphic allele of the kinin B1 receptor gene in inflammatory bowel disease.

Gastroenterology - 1 Nov 1998

Bachvarov D R, Landry M, Houle S, Paré P, Marceau F

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Evidence of kinin-mediated inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract is accumulating. The genes and some polymorphic sites have been characterized for both kinin B1 and B2 receptors. These candidate genes were studied for their possible association with inflammatory bowel dise...

Topics

Adult
Alleles
Colitis, Ulcerative
Crohn Disease
Female
Gene Frequency
Humans
Male
Polymorphism, Genetic
Promoter Regions, Genetic
Receptor, Bradykinin B1
Receptors, Bradykinin

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