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SUBMITTER: Xu WD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4683513 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xu Wang-Dong WD Xie Qi-Bing QB Zhao Yi Y Liu Yi Y
Scientific reports 20151218
Studies investigating the association between Interleukin-23 receptor (IL-23R) gene polymorphisms and Crohn's disease (CD) report conflicting results. Thus, a meta-analysis was carried out to assess the association between the IL-23R polymorphisms and CD. A systematic literature search was conducted to identify all relevant studies. Pooled odds ratio (ORs) with 95% confidence interval (CIs) was used to estimate the strength of association. Finally, a total of 60 case-control studies in 56 articl ...[more]