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Tumor necrosis factor alpha 5'-flanking region, tumor necrosis factor receptor II, and HLA-DRB1 polymorphisms in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Apr 2000
Shibue T, Tsuchiya N, Komata T, Matsushita M, Shiota M, Ohashi J, Wakui M, Matsuta K, Tokunaga K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: New polymorphisms affecting transcriptional activity were recently reported within the 5'-flanking region of the tumor necrosis factor alpha gene (TNFalpha). In addition, genome-wide linkage screening indicated 1p36 as one of the candidate chromosomal regions where the TNF receptor II gene (TNFR2) is located. In the present study, HLA-DRB1, TNFalpha promoter, and TNFR2 genotypes were determined to...
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