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Genetic polymorphisms at the tumour necrosis factor loci (TNFA and TNFB) in cardiac sarcoidosis.
Tissue antigens - 1 Aug 1999
Takashige N, Naruse T K, Matsumori A, Hara M, Nagai S, Morimoto S, Hiramitsu S, Sasayama S, Inoko H
Abstract excerpt
Many studies have previously confirmed high TNFalpha (tumor necrosis factor-alpha) production in sarcoidosis, and have shown that TNFalpha plays an important role in granuloma formation. We investigated TNFA and TNFB (lymphotoxin-alpha) gene polymorphisms in 26 cardiac sarcoidosis patients of Japanese origin. These studies revealed a significant increase in the more uncommon TNFA2 allele in the patient group,...
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