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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2010; 16(46): 5815-5821
Published online Dec 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i46.5815
Published online Dec 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i46.5815
Toll-like receptor 9 gene mutations and polymorphisms in Japanese ulcerative colitis patients
Kaori Fuse, Kyoko Katakura, Natsumi Sakamoto, Hiromasa Ohira, Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan
Author contributions: Katakura K and Sakamoto N designed the study; Fuse K and Sakamoto N performed the experiments; Fuse K, Katakura K and Ohira H wrote the manuscript.
Supported by (in part) Grants from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (to Katakura K)
Correspondence to: Kyoko Katakura, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology and Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan. k-kata@fmu.ac.jp
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Received: July 20, 2010
Revised: August 17, 2010
Accepted: August 24, 2010
Published online: December 14, 2010
Revised: August 17, 2010
Accepted: August 24, 2010
Published online: December 14, 2010
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