Abstract:Purpose: Vestigial like family member 3(VGLL3) and its sub-target genes have been determined to have significant transcriptomic overlap many autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. In this study, we investigated the role of VGLL3 rs13074432 polymorphism and its sub-target genes in the etiology of acute appendicitis (AA).
Methods: 250 patients aged 0-18 years, who underwent appendectomy with the diagnosis of AA (patient group; blood and appendix tissue samples), and 200 healthy children (control group; only blood… Show more
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