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SUBMITTER: Chen L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7048685 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Lei L Fu Ming M Tan Ledong L Zhao Jinglu J Xu Xiaogang X Lin Yuzhen Y Zhong Qian Q Zhong Ruisui R Zhang RuiZhong R Zeng Jixiao J
Bioscience reports 20200201 2
<h4>Backgrounds</h4>Biliary atresia (BA) is a very rare neonatal disease, however, it has been the most common cause of obstructive jaundice in infancy. The complex pathogenesis of BA is not entirely clear and a lot of possible pathogenic mechanisms have been proposed to explain the etiology of BA, including genetic, inflammatory, environmental and developmental abnormalities. As a transcription factor, USF2 gene rs916145 polymorphism has been shown to be related to the risk of BA.<h4>Methods</h ...[more]