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Polymorphism of the 5'-flanking region of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha gene and susceptibility to human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) uveitis.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 1999
Seki N, Yamaguchi K, Yamada A, Kamizono S, Sugita S, Taguchi C, Matsuoka M, Matsumoto H, Nishizaka S, Itoh K, Mochizuki M
Abstract excerpt
The genetic background of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) uveitis (HU) was investigated by studying the distribution of 5 polymorphisms of the 5'-flanking promoter/enhancer region of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha gene in patients with HU, together with patients with adult T-cell leukemia (ATL), asymptomatic HTLV-I carriers, and healthy controls. The frequencies of the -1,031C allele (T-->C...
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