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ArticleSaudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association2009

Association between CTLA-4 gene promoter (49 A/G) in exon 1 polymorphisms and inflammatory bowel disease in the Tunisian population.

Walid Ben Alaya, Imen Sfar, Houda Aouadi, Saloua Jendoubi, Tawfik Najjar, Azza Filali, Yousr Gorgi, Taieb Ben Abdallah, Leila Mouelhi, Samira Matri and 1 more

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Article in Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Walid Ben AlayaCharles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis-1006, Tunis, Tunisia.
Imen Sfar
Houda Aouadi
Saloua Jendoubi
Tawfik Najjar
Azza Filali
Yousr Gorgi
Taieb Ben Abdallah
Leila Mouelhi
Samira Matri
Khaled Ayed

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aimTo investigate the possible association between the polymorphism of the CTLA-4 exon 1 +49 A/G and susceptibility to Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) in the Tunisian population.

methodsThe +49 A/G dimorphism was analyzed in 119 patients with CD, 65 patients with UC, and 100 controls by the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method.

resultsSignificantly higher frequencies of the CTLA-4 +49A allele and A/A homozygous individuals were observed in patients with CD when compared with controls (pc = 0.0023 and pc = 0.0003, respectively). Analysis of CTLA-4 A/G polymorphism with respect to sex in CD showed a significant difference in A/A genotypes between female patients and controls (pc = 0.0001 and pc = 0.038, respectively). There were no differences in the subgroups of patients with CD.

conclusionsForty-nine A alleles and AA genotype are associated with CD susceptibility in Tunisians. Other genes involved in the T-cell regulation remain strong candidates for IBD susceptibility and require further investigation.

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Crohn's diseaseCTLA-4gene polymorphisminflammatory bowel diseaseulcerative colitis

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PMID19568552
PMCPMC2702943

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