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Lack of association between adult asthma and the tumour necrosis factor alpha-308 polymorphism gene.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Oct 2000
Louis R, Leyder E, Malaise M, Bartsch P, Louis E
Abstract excerpt
Tumour necrosis factor (TNF)alpha is a cytokine endowed with potent inflammatory properties that may contribute to airway inflammation in asthma. It has previously been shown that the single base pair polymorphism-308 (G to A substitution) in the promoter of TNFalpha gene results in enhanced cytokine secretion. Whether this polymorphism is associated with the presence of phenotypic expression of asthma is...
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