Open AccessAssociation of fucosyltransferase 2 gene variants with ulcerative colitis in Han and Uyghur patients in China
Author(s) -
Aheman Ayinuer,
Hao Luo,
Feng Gao
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v18.i34.4758
Subject(s) - ulcerative colitis , medicine , fucosyltransferase , genotype , gastroenterology , allele , population , han chinese , allele frequency , single nucleotide polymorphism , gene , genetics , biology , disease , environmental health
To investigate the contribution of fucosyltransferase 2 (FUT2) variants to the genetic susceptibility and clinical heterogeneity of ulcerative colitis (UC) between Han and Uyghur patients in Xinjiang, China.