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Independent contribution of HLA-DRB1 and TNF alpha promoter polymorphisms to the susceptibility to Crohn's disease.
Genes and immunity - 1 Aug 2000
Kawasaki A, Tsuchiya N, Hagiwara K, Takazoe M, Tokunaga K
Abstract excerpt
Although a number of studies reported the association of HLA-DRB1 and Crohn's disease (CD), the actual alleles associated with CD are considerably variable among populations. On the other hand, the relevance of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) in the pathogenesis of CD is established through experimental as well as clinical studies, raising the possibility that TNFA polymorphism is primarily or...
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