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Impact of Allele Copy Number of Polymorphisms in FCGR3A and FCGR3B Genes on Susceptibility to Ulcerative Colitis

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2013

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Kouichi Asano, Takayuki Matsumoto, Junji Umeno, Atsushi Hirano, Motohiro Esaki, Naoya Hosono, Toshiyuki Matsui, Yutaka Kiyohara, Yusuke Nakamura, Michiaki Kubo,
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Abstract

Allele copy number of FCGR3A-158F/V and FCGR3B gene copy number were associated with UC susceptibility. Our results suggest that organizing handling of immune complex by FCGR3A, FCGR3B, and FCGR2A may play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of UC.

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