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Candidate single nucleotide polymorphisms of irritable bowel syndrome: a systemic review and meta-analysis

BMC Gastroenterology volume 19, Article number: 165 (2019) Cite this article

Abstract

Background

Genetic factors increase the risk of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) has been used in IBS patients, but the findings are inconsistent. The goal of this review was to synthesize all the published SNPs studies of IBS through meta-analysis to objectively evaluate the relevance of SNPs to IBS risks.

Methods

IBS - related polymorphisms studies from 2000 to 2018 were searched. Pooled odds ratios with a 95% confidence interval for each SNP were evaluated through five genetic models. Ethnicity, ROME criteria and IBS subtypes were defined for subgroup analyze.

Results

Ten relevant genes were evaluated. SNPs rs4263839 and rs6478108 of TNFSF15 associated with an increased risk of IBS; IL6 rs1800795 increased the risk for Caucasian IBS patients which diagnosed by Rome III criteria; and IL23R rs11465804 increased the risk for IBS-C patients. IL10 rs1800896 GG genotype associated with a decreased risk of IBS. No evidence supported the association of GNβ3 rs5443, TNFα rs1800629, and IL10 rs1800871 to IBS in this study.

Conclusions

This meta-analysis presents an in-depth overview for IBS SNPs analysis. It was confirmed that polymorphisms of TNFSF15 associated with increased IBS risk, while IL10 rs1800896 associated with decreased IBS risk. It might offer some insights into polymorphisms of inflammation factors which might affect IBS susceptibility. Moreover, the analysis also emphasizes the importance of diagnostic criteria and phenotype homogeneity in IBS genetic studies.

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Background

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a predominant and common chronic gastrointestinal (GI) disorder presenting with recurrent abdominal pain accompanied with altered bowel habits. IBS has been a continually increasing trend worldwide, especially in developing countries. It leads to negative effects on the quality of life and the work efficiency of affected patients. According to the Rome IV criteria, IBS is categorized into four subtypes [1], diarrhea predominant IBS (IBS-D), constipation predominant IBS (IBS-C), mixture of diarrhea and constipation IBS (IBS-M) and un-subtyped IBS (IBS-U).

Genetic, environmental and psychological factors, which may result in “brain-gut-axis” dysfunction [2], increase the risk of IBS. In addition, the consequential pathophysiological mechanisms [3] such as changes in gastrointestinal motility, visceral hypersensitivity, increasing mucosal permeability, immune activation and gut microbiota dysbiosis, are evaluated in many researches. Due to the multifactorial origin and the elusive etiology of IBS, there is no consensus on diagnostic biomarkers/methods or curative therapy it.

In early 2000, twins [4] and family [5, 6] studies demonstrated a more heritable component to IBS. The associations of IBS and its risk gene polymorphisms have been ascertained by many researchers. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) represent the most widespread type of sequence variations in genomes. It is known to be valuable genetic markers, because it may reveal the evolutionary history and common genetic polymorphisms that explain the hereditary risks for common diseases such as inflammation bowel disease (IBD) [7, 8]. Case-control studies have examined the possible role of different SNPs in patients with IBS, such as serotonin transporter protein (SERT) [9], Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) [10], β3 subunit of G-protein (GNβ3) [11], voltage-gated mechanosensitive Na(+) channel NaV1.5 (SCN5A) [12], and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α [13]. Some meta-analysis previously were conducted and researchers attempted to extract commonalities as well. Owing to unclear or mixed ethnicity, patients’ population changes, updating of Rome diagnostic criteria and usage of different genetic models, conclusion of association for SNPs and IBS have still been inconsistent over time.

Therefore, this systematic review aimed to synthesize and updated previous SNPs studies through meta-analysis, in order to produce an in-depth analysis of genetic SNPs with IBS from a more detailed perspective.

Methods

Search strategy and study selection

Studies of irritable bowel syndrome and its associated genetic polymorphisms were identified by systematically searching from the following databases: PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, Cochrane Clinical Trials Database, Medline and Chinese database Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure. Searching terms of medical subject headings (MeSH) included ‘irritable bowel syndrome, IBS’ combined with ‘polymorphism, genetic polymorphism, single nucleotide polymorphisms, SNPs’. Studies were concerned in the period of 2000.01–2018.01 and the search was not limited by language or publication status. Potentially relevant articles were screened by at least 2 independent reviewers, and disagreements were resolved by discussion or input from a third reviewer if required.

Inclusion criteria and quality assessment

All candidate studies were included if they met all the inclusion criteria as follow: (i) Case-control studies with subjects’ information, available allele frequency and no consanguinity between the case and control groups. (ii) Explicit ethnicity such as Caucasian or Mongolian. (iii) IBS diagnosis based on clinical examination and specific diagnostic criteria such as Rome I-III. (iv) Allele frequency meets Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in healthy controls. (v) Largest sample size was included in reused data. Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale (NOS) scored as quality assessment in all studies. To confirm the test effect, SNPs that had been reported in less than 3 studies were excluded in this meta-analysis.

Data extraction

Two investigators independently extracted data from the identified publications, including the first author’s name, year of publication, source of publication, IBS diagnostic criteria, DNA extraction and genotyping method, numbers and source of patients and controls, genotype frequency, and allele frequency. Discrepancies in data extraction were resolved by repeating the study review and discussing the results. The corresponding author was contacted, and genotype frequencies were requested when missing from the studies.

Statistical analysis

Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) analysis of the controls was performed using the Chi-square test. To determine the overall gene effect, five genetic models including allele (AM), dominant (DM), recessive (RM), homozygous (HoM) and heterozygous (HeM) models were used to evaluate the allele and genotype risks for IBS [14, 15]. Relative risks of IBS were estimated according to odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The heterogeneity among studies was assessed using the Cochran Q test [16]. The inconsistency index I2 was also calculated to quantify heterogeneity. A fixed-effects model was used to pool the results if the result of the heterogeneity test was not significant (P > 0.05) or I2 < 50%); otherwise, a random-effect model was selected. Sensitive test was conducted to determine the source of heterogeneity. Publication bias was examined by using the Begg’s test only if analyzed studies were more than five [17]. Subgroups of ethnicity, diagnostic criteria and IBS subtypes were conducted in each SNP. All statistical tests were two-tailed, and the level of significance was set at P < 0.05. STATA version 13 (Stata Corporation, College Station, TX, United States) was used for all analysis.

Results

Study selection and characteristics analysis

From the databases, 3810 potentially relevant publications were identified. Figure 1 shows the flow diagram of this study. After screening and inclusion, 66 SNPs were identified in IBS patients (see Additional file 1: Table S1). Finally, 10 different SNPs from 28 studies were determined; references for these studies are provided in Additional file 1: Table S1. The identified SNPs focus on neurotransmitter system (SLC6A4 5-HTTLPR, COMT rs4680 and GNβ3 rs5443) and the inflammation system (TNFα rs1800629, IL10 rs1800896, IL10 rs1800871, IL6 rs1800795, IL23R rs11465804, TNFSF15 rs4263839 and TNFSF15 rs6478108). Most of the studies reported that the DNA was extracted from blood, except for 2 studies that had DNA extracted from buccal epithelial cells and sputum. SNPs were assayed through PCR. The characteristics of these studies are shown in Additional file 1: Table S2. Rome III criteria was used in half of the studies (50% Rome III, 46.6% Rome II and 0.04% Rome I). Multiple comparisons of identified SNPs through five genetic models is summarized in Table 1.

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Flow diagram of study selection for the meta-analysis

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Table 1 Summary of results of all polymorphisms for five genetic models
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SLC6A4 5-HTTLPR and IBS risk

Twelve studies involving 1834 IBS subjects and 1941 controls were analyzed to determine the association of the SLC6A4 5-HTTLPR and IBS risk (Table 1). Genotype ls presented an increased risk for IBS development in HeM (ls vs. ll, OR = 2.312, 95% CI: 1.084–4.931, P = 0.03) (Fig. 2a). Heterogeneity for included studies is significant (P < 0.05). A sensitivity analysis, after excluding studies in turn, indicated that the associations remained (Fig. 2b). Begg’s test suggested no publication bias (P = 0.064). Thus, subgroup analysis based on ethnicity or diagnostic criteria was performed. Figure 2a shows that polymorphism was significantly correlated with IBS risk in Mongoloid population (OR = 20.68, 95% CI: 3.21–133.44, P = 0.001), but there was no association in Caucasian populations. No significant association was found in diagnostic criteria subgroups. Further, IBS subtypes (IBS-A, IBS-C and IBS-D) were analyzed but no association was found.

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a, Ethnicity subgroup analysis showed in forest plot of the associations between the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism ls genotype and IBS risk in the heterozygous model; b, Sensitivity test of studies reported the association between SLC6A4 5-HTTLPR polymorphism and IBS risk in the heterozygous model (p, significance of Cochran Q test; Sig, significance of Mante-Haenszel test)

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COMT rs4680 and IBS risk

Three studies involving 414 IBS patients and 1363 controls were analyzed for the association of COMT rs4680 (G > A) and IBS risk (Table 1). GA genotype presented a decreased risk for IBS in the HeM (GA vs. GG, OR = 0.673, 95% CI: 0.5–0.907, P = 0.009) (Fig. 3a). Included studies were with a good homogeneity (I2 = 49%, P = 0.141). Subgroups analyses were conducted but no associations were found.

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a, Forest plot of the associations between the COMT rs4680 GA genotype and IBS risk in heterozygous model; b, Forest plot of the association between the IL10 rs1800896 GG genotype and IBS risk in recessive model; c, Diagnostic criteria subgroup showed in forest plot of the association between the IL6 rs1800795 G allele and IBS risk in recessive model; d, Forest plot of the association between the IL23R rs11465804 polymorphism and IBS-C risk in allele and dominant models (p, significance of Cochran Q test; Sig, significance of Mante-Haenszel test)

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IL10 rs1800896 and IBS risk

Seven studies involving 955 IBS patients and 779 controls were analyzed for the association of IL10 rs1800896 (A > G) and IBS risk (Table 1). GG genotype presented a decreased risk of IBS in the RM (GG vs. GA+AA, OR = 0.806, 95% CI: 0.655–0.992, P = 0.042) (Fig. 3b). No significant heterogeneity (I2 = 14.3%, P = 0.321) was found. Further subgroup analysis was used for ethnicity and diagnostic criteria, but no additional associations were found.

IL6 rs1800795 and IBS risk

There were four studies involving 1641 IBS patients and 1058 controls, which were analyzed for the association of IL6 rs1800795 (C > G) and IBS risk (Table 1). The data showed no association of allele or genotype with IBS risk. The AM (G vs. C) was used for subgroup analysis. This finding was interesting because there was no association of the G allele with IBS in the Caucasian subgroup, but in Caucasian subgroups with diagnostic Rome III criteria (Fig. 3c), the IL6 rs1800795 G allele significantly increased the risk for IBS (OR = 2.057, 95% CI: 1.313–3.225, P = 0.002).

IL23R rs11465804 and IBS risk

There were four studies involving 2068 IBS patients and 1958 controls that analyzed the association of IL23R rs11465804 (T > G) and IBS risk (Table 1). The data showed no association of the polymorphism with IBS risk in any of the models. In subgroup analysis of IBS subtype, IL23R rs11465804 increased the risk for IBS-C both in AM (G vs. T, OR = 1.346, 95% CI: 1.025–1.767, P = 0.032) and DM (TG + GG vs. TT, OR = 1.338, 95% CI: 1.005–1.781, P = 0.046) (Fig. 3d). No association was found in IBS-D patients or other subgroup.

TNFSF15 rs4263839 and IBS risk

Four studies involving 2068 IBS patients and 1959 controls analyzed the association of TNFSF15 rs4263839 (A > G) and IBS risk (Table 1). A significantly positive association betweenTNFSF15 rs4263839 polymorphism and IBS development was found in AM (G vs. A, OR = 5.139, 95% CI: 3.859–6.844, P < 0.01), DM (GA + GG vs. AA, OR = 6.527, 95% CI: 4.616–9.229, P < 0.01), HoM (GG vs. AA, OR = 19.127, 95% CI: 15.395–23.765, P < 0.01) and HeM (GA vs. AA models, OR = 9.361, 95% CI: 4.702–18.637, P < 0.01). AM was used for subgroup analysis. As for IBS subtype (Fig. 4a and b), the G allele increased the risks for both IBS-C (OR = 4.79, 95% CI: 4.16–5.51, P < 0.01) and IBS-D (OR = 4.24, 95% CI: 3.74–4.81, P < 0.01). Moreover, subgroup analysis of Caucasian (Fig. 4a and b) also supported the results.

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a, b, Forest plot of the associations between the TNFSF15 rs4263839 polymorphism and IBS-C (a), IBS-D (b) risk in allele model; c, d, Forest plot of the association between the TNFSF15 rs6478108 polymorphism and IBS risk in allele (c) and recessive (d) model (p, significance of Cochran Q test; Sig, significance of Mante-Haenszel test)

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TNFSF15 rs6478108 and IBS risk

There were three studies involving 1527 IBS patients and 1008 controls that analyzed the association of TNFSF15 rs6478108 (C > T) and IBS risk (Table 1). Polymorphism increases the risk of IBS in AM (T vs. C, OR = 1.043, 95% CI: 1.016–1.287, P = 0.026) and HoM (TT vs. CC models, OR = 1.306, 95% CI: 1.005–1.697, P = 0.045) (Fig. 4c and d) accompany with good homogeneity (AM: I2 = 20.3%, P = 0.288; HoM: I2 = 20.5%, P = 0.287). Because all the subjects participating in these studies were Caucasian, only subgroup analysis of diagnostic criteria was performed, but the results suggested no correlations.

SNPs had no association with IBS risk

Eight studies involving 1868 IBS patients and 1462 controls were analyzed for the association of TNFα rs1800629 (G > A), four studies involving 470 IBS patients and 485 controls were analyzed for the association of IL10 rs1800871 (T > C), four studies involving 724 IBS patients and 839 controls that analyzed the association of GNβ3 rs5443 (C > T) and IBS risk (Table 1). Five genetic models were used for analysis, but no association of polymorphism with IBS risk was found in any of the models. In addition, the AM was used for subgroup analysis, there was no association in the subgroup analysis.

Discussion

As a multi-pathogenesis disease, the genetic risk [6, 18] of IBS have been demonstrated in many studies. More than 65 candidate genes have been reported for IBS. Many new IBS associated SNPs was found through different strategies, for example, the genome-wide association studies (GWAS) [19,20,21]. However, consensus of the major IBS risk genes has been hard to reach. F. Bonfiglio et al. [22] carried out a GWAS meta-analysis of patients with IBS, they found SNPs in regulation of ion channel activity such as SCN5A and SI as the most plausible pathway affecting IBS. However, GWAS origin risk genes have not been successfully replicated in independent studies. Those IBS risk SNPs are mainly located in introns or UTR regions, which complicating the explanation of the gene functions to IBS pathygenesis. Moreover, most of the IBS GWAS analysis are population-based rather than identified as IBS cohort-based, which may cause variations. With the development of techniques, more newly detected SNPs were found related with the development of IBS in case-control studies. For example, SNPs of calcium-sensing receptor polymorphism (CaSR) [23] rs1801725 and adrenergic receptor (ADR) [24,25,26]. Nevertheless, there is no overview of all IBS-associated polymorphisms. Thus, this systemic review synthesized all the published SNPs studies of IBS through a strict meta-analysis, with the goal of objectively determining the relevance of genetic SNPs with IBS.

In this study, 10 relevant SNPs from 28 studies were evaluated. Many other SNPs which reported in less than three studies or had unclear allele frequency in articles were not included, even if they were latest reported. A study by Czogalla et al. [10] was included because Czogalla and their colleagues utilized two independent case-control cohorts (UK and USA cohorts) and identified risk SNPs separately. Thus, we considered these data as two cohorts in our analysis. Allele model and other four genotype model (DM, RM, HeM and HoM) were used to give an exhaustive analysis of the association. Except for ethnicity subgroup, diagnostic criteria and IBS subtype were also defined as another two subgroups which might assist to further analysis.

Cytokine gene polymorphisms are important because they might be associated with changes in cytokine profiles. It represent immune system dysregulation in IBS development. Among all the SNPs, TNFSF15 rs4263839 and TNFSF15 rs6478108 increased the risk of IBS. TNFSF15 encodes for TL1A, which is a tumor necrosis factor superfamily member expressed in different immune cells. It may trigger an immune response through Th17 cell [27] and play an important role in the development of many autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Studies have demonstrated a close association between TL1A and IBD. Genetic analysis also confirmed that the TNFSF15 gene is a race-specific susceptibility gene for IBD [28, 29] and TL1A was up-regulated both in intestinal mucosal T-cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells of IBD patients [30]. Animal experiments showed that anti-TL1A antibody could reduce intestinal inflammation in chronic colitis [28]. According to the results of this study, TNFSF15 rs4263839 G allele increasing the risk of IBS. It was found in IBS patients and different IBS subtypes (IBS-C, IBS-D). TNFSF15 rs6478108 T allele increased IBS risk as well, but no association was found in subgroup analysis. This finding might provide a clue for the overlaps between IBD and IBS, and it might become a treatment target for IBS. For another Th17-associated pathway, IL23R interacts with IL23 to regulate the activity of immune cells and plays an important role in the inflammatory response against infection by bacteria and viruses. IL23R rs11465804, which associated with increasing risk of IBD [7], has also been reported in case-control studies and GWAS in patients with IBS. It was hypothesized [31] that IL23R gene variants increased the secretion of Th17 in patients, leading to a protective effect. In this study, IL23R rs11465804 G allele of IBS-C patients represented a protective effect. However, fewer studies focus on IL23R rs11465804, and its function on intestinal motility is unclear which needs further analysis.

IL6 has been reported increasing in the plasma of IBS patients. IL6 rs1800795 mutation (C > G) is associated with higher plasma concentrations of IL6 during immune activation [32]. Our finding is intriguing, IL6 rs1800795 G allele doubled the risk of Caucasian IBS patients which diagnosed by Rome III criteria but not Rome II criteria. It might because IBS diagnostic criteria changed greatly from Rome II to Rome III, the later defined different IBS subtypes based on Bristol scale, which purifying IBS patients from other functional gastroenterology diseases. For IL10 rs1800896, people with GG allele seem to have lower risks developing to IBS. This result is consistent with previous studies [13]. In addition, a few studies confirmed a decreased IL10 level in the serum and intestinal mucosa of IBS patients. Probiotics, such as Bifidobacterium and Lactococcus, can regulate IL10 level to reduce mucosal inflammation [32,33,34].

Serotonin is an important neurotransmitter both in the CNS and GI tract. It is reuptaken by SERT which encoded by the SLC6A4 gene to regulate serotonin concentration. Case–control studies on SLC6A4 5-HTTLPR were conducted to verify this hypothesis. Some studies demonstrated a positive association while others failed to confirm that [35]. Mohammed YA et al. reported s allele of SLC6A4 5-HTTLPR reduced the risk of IBS in Asian population, while another meta-analysis [9] found l allele uniquely associated with increased IBS-C risk. Data in this meta-analysis only represented that ls genotype of SLC6A4 5-HTTLPR associated with increased risk of IBS in Mongoloid ethnicity. No association was found in other genetic models and further subgroup analysis. SLC6A4 5-HTTLPR with a short variation (s) has been shown to decrease the activity of SERT which may accelerate intestinal peristalsis. However, studies took for analysis have significant heterogeneity, further analyses are necessary to confirm the results. Though, serotonin plays a key role in intestinal motility, sensitivity and endocrine systems, due to its wide distribution and nonspecific effect, serotonin can also be influenced by IBS subtype, ethnicity and many other factors. It is very difficult to support a strong relationship of serotonin-associated polymorphisms with IBS. Based on the studies above and our results, it is understandable that serotonin has been the earliest treatment target of IBS but with a little application. GA genotype of COMT rs4680 was associated with decreased IBS risk. COMT is an enzyme involved in the degradation of catecholamine neurotransmitters. COMT rs4680 leads to the substitution of valine (Val) by methionine (Met), which decreases the enzyme activity and is associated with a lower pain sensitivity threshold [24]. However, our result is not consistent with previous studies [36, 37]. One reason might be the limited studies with mixed ethnicity - only three studies were analyzed, but Mongoloid, Caucasian, and other ethnicities were all included. Another reason might be the different DNA sources. For example, Orand et al. [24] extracted DNA from saliva. No evidence for a contribution of GNβ3 rs5443, TNFα rs1800629, and IL10 rs1800871 to IBS was found in this study, which is consistent with previous researches [10, 11, 38].

Some limitations to this meta-analysis require careful consideration. First, due to the rigorous filtering criteria, limited data were available. Hence, other factors such as SNPs detecting methods, environmental factors and the source of healthy controls for comparison, which may also affect susceptibility to IBS, were not accounted for in the present study. Second, allele and genotype effect on IBS risk were both analyzed but no best genetic model was determined. Differ from those monogenous hereditary diseases, the pathogenesis of IBS is the result of the combination of both environmental and genetic factors. It’s hard to tell whether someone will develop IBS by having a specific allele mutation. Moreover, multiple comparisons through different genetic models can increase the probability of false-positive outcome as well.

Conclusions

In this review, it was confirmed that TNFSF15 rs4263839 and TNFSF15 rs6478108 associated with increased IBS risk, while IL10 rs1800896 GG genotype associated with decreased IBS risk. Diagnostic criteria changes had influence on the association between IL6 rs1800795 and IBS risk. And IL23R rs11465804 might become a new target for IBS-C developing. According to these findings, it might offer some insights into gene functions affecting IBS susceptibility and some clues in IBS genetic analysis.

Availability of data and materials

The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Abbreviations

CI:

Confidence interval

COMT:

Catechol-O-methyltransferase

GI:

Gastrointestinal

GNβ3:

β3 subunit of G-protein

GWAS:

Genome-wide association studies

HWE:

Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium

IBD:

Inflammation bowel disease

IBS:

Irritable bowel syndrome

IBS-C:

Constipation predominant IBS

IBS-D:

Diarrhea predominant IBS

IBS-M:

Mixture of diarrhea and constipation IBS

IBS-U:

Unsubtyped IBS

IL:

Interleukin

MeSH:

Medical subject headings

OR:

Odds ratios

SERT:

Serotonin transporter

SNPs:

Single nucleotide polymorphisms

TNF:

Tumor necrosis factor

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We thank Dr. Yanyan Shi of the department of Epidemiology of Peking University Third Hospital for her help on statistical methods and literature retrieval.

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The studies were supported by the “National Natural Science Foundation of China (81670491)” and “The Capital Health Research and Development of Special Found (2016-2-4093)” that does not have its role in the design of the study and collection, analysis, and interpretation of data and in writing the manuscript.

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Table S1. Summary of studied according to SNP: this table summarized all the SNPs which had been reported in IBS and shows its reference. Table S2. Study characteristics analysis: this table shows the most important information for the studies which take into analysis in this SMRA.

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Zhu, S., Wang, B., Jia, Q. et al. Candidate single nucleotide polymorphisms of irritable bowel syndrome: a systemic review and meta-analysis. BMC Gastroenterol 19, 165 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-019-1084-z

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Keywords

  • Genetic risk
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Single nucleotide polymorphisms
  • TNFSF15 IL10

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