Inflammatory bowel disease: the role of inflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms

THE mechanisms responsible for development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have not been fully elucidated, although the main cause of disease pathology is attributed to up-regulated inflammatory processes. The aim of this study was to investigate frequencies of polymorphisms in genes encoding pr...

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Main Authors: Joanna Balding, Wendy J. Livingstone, Judith Conroy, Lesley Mynett-Johnson, Donald G. Weir, Nasir Mahmud, Owen P. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2004-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09511920410001713529