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A polymorphism in the tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene promoter region may predispose to a poor prognosis in COPD.
Chest - 1 Oct 2000
Keatings V M, Cave S J, Henry M J, Morgan K, O'Connor C M, FitzGerald M X, Kalsheker N
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STUDY OBJECTIVES: To determine whether the adenine (A)-guanine (G) substitution polymorphism at position - 308 on the tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene confers susceptibility to COPD or to the development of a more severe form of disease. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study was undertaken to compare the frequency of the A allele in a group of 106 patients with COPD with that in a control population (n = 99). Patients...
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