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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2007; 13(15): 2205-2208
Published online Apr 21, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i15.2205
No association of the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated gene CTLA4 +49A/G polymorphisms with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis in Hungarian population samples
Lili Magyari, Bernadett Faragó, Judit Bene, Katalin Horvatovich, Lilla Lakner, Márta Varga, Mária Figler, Beáta Gasztonyi, Gyula Mózsik, Béla Melegh
Lili Magyari, Bernadett Faragó, Judit Bene, Katalin Horvatovich, Béla Melegh, Department of Medical Genetics and Child Development, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
Judit Bene, MTA PTE Clinical Genetics Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences at the University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
Lilla Lakner, Markusovszky Hospital, Department of Medicine and Gastroenterology, Szombathely, Hungary
Márta Varga, Réthy Pál Hospital, 3rd Department of Medicine and Gastroenterology, Békéscsaba, Hungary
Mária Figler, Gyula Mózsik, 1st Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
Beáta Gasztonyi, Department of Gastroenterology, Zala County Hospital, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Supported by the grants of Hungarian Science Foundation (OTKA T 049589), Hungarian Ministry of Health (ETT 497/2006), and by the National Office for Research and Technology, “Pazmany Peter” program, (RET-II 08/2005)
Correspondence to: Dr. Béla Melegh, Professor of Medical Genetics and Pediatrics, Department of Medical Genetics and Child Development, University of Pécs, H-7624 Pécs, Szigeti 12, Hungary. bela.melegh@aok.pte.hu
Telephone: +36-72-536427 Fax: +36-72-536427
Received: January 16, 2007
Revised: January 24, 2007
Accepted: January 31, 2007
Published online: April 21, 2007
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