Association of Ulcerative Colitis with FUT2 and FUT3 Polymorphisms in Patients from Southeast China.

Dysbiosis of intestinal microbiota has been implicated in ulcerative colitis (UC). Fucosyltransferase (FUT) 2 and FUT3 determine expression of histo-blood group antigens in the gut and may affect the intestinal microbiota. We investigated the association between FUT2 and FUT3 polymorphisms and UC in...

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Published in:PLoS ONE
Main Authors: Dingyuan Hu, Daguan Zhang, Shuzi Zheng, Maodong Guo, Xinxin Lin, Yi Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4713070?pdf=render