Is interleukin-6 important in inflammatory bowel disease?
The IL-6 gene maps to an area of chromosome 7 known to be significant for susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease. The functional effects of interleukin-6 (IL-6) polymorphisms in the 4th intron and in the 3' flanking region of IL-6 gene were studied in 192 inflammatory bowel disease patien...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2000
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