Gastroenterology
Volume 135, Issue 4 , Pages 1200-1206, October 2008

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Is Associated With a Genetic Variant in the 3′ Flanking Region of the CTLA4 Gene

  • Brian D. Juran

      Affiliations

    • Center for Basic Research in Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Elizabeth J. Atkinson

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Erik M. Schlicht

      Affiliations

    • Center for Basic Research in Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Brooke L. Fridley

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Konstantinos N. Lazaridis

      Affiliations

    • Center for Basic Research in Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Konstantinos N. Lazaridis, MD, CBRDD, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905. fax: (507) 284-0762

Received 29 February 2008; accepted 19 June 2008. published online 03 July 2008.

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 Supported by grants from the NIH (K23 DK68290, RO3 DK78527, and RO1 DK80670; to K.N.L.); the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA); the Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition (FDHN); the American Liver Foundation; the Palumbo Foundation; the Miles and Shirley Fiterman Foundation; and the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.

 Conflicts of interest: No conflicts of interest exist.

PII: S0016-5085(08)01146-3

doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2008.06.077

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  • The Genetic Basis of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Premises, Not Promises , 05 September 2008

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Gastroenterology
Volume 135, Issue 4 , Pages 1200-1206, October 2008

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