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<p>Let $n$ be a positive integer. If we denote by (x)_n:=x(x+1)...(x+n-1)</p> <p>It is known that (c-b)_n/(c)_n is expressed by the hypergeometric function 2F_1.</p> <p>Now let I be a subset of {0,1,2,..,n-1} and set $(x)<em>{n,I}:=\prod</em>{i\in I}(x+i)$.</p> <p>Is there a way to express (c-b)<em>{n,I}/(c)</em>{n,I} by the hypergeometric function 2F_1 or a modified version of it ?</p> <p>Thanks in advance.</p>