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Autoimmune, Cholestatic and Biliary Disease
Carriage of a tumor necrosis factor polymorphism amplifies the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 attributed risk of primary biliary cirrhosis: Evidence for a gene–gene interaction†
Article first published online: 15 MAR 2010
DOI: 10.1002/hep.23667
Copyright © 2010 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
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Juran, B. D., Atkinson, E. J., Larson, J. J., Schlicht, E. M., Liu, X., Jenny Heathcote, E., Hirschfield, G. M., Siminovitch, K. A. and Lazaridis, K. N. (2010), Carriage of a tumor necrosis factor polymorphism amplifies the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 attributed risk of primary biliary cirrhosis: Evidence for a gene–gene interaction. Hepatology, 52: 223–229. doi: 10.1002/hep.23667
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 23 JUN 2010
- Article first published online: 15 MAR 2010
- Manuscript Accepted: 7 MAR 2010
- Manuscript Received: 18 DEC 2009
Funded by
- NIH. Grant Numbers: K23 DK68290, RO3 DK078527, RO1 DK80670
- American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
- Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition (FDHN)
- American Liver Foundation
- Palumbo Charitable Trust
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
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