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Association of TNFA gene polymorphism at position -308 with susceptibility to irritant contact dermatitis.
Immunogenetics - 1 Mar 2000
Allen M H, Wakelin S H, Holloway D, Lisby S, Baadsgaard O, Barker J N, McFadden J P
Abstract excerpt
Mechanisms underlying susceptibility to skin irritants are not clearly understood. Cytokines play a key role in inflammation, and functional polymorphisms in cytokine genes may affect responses to irritants. We investigated the relationship between polymorphism in the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha-chain gene and responses to irritants. Volunteers (n=221) tested with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and...
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