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Polymorphisms within the tumor necrosis factor locus and prevalence of coronary artery disease in middle-aged men.
Atherosclerosis - 15 Feb 2001
Keso T, Perola M, Laippala P, Ilveskoski E, Kunnas T A, Mikkelsson J, Penttilä A, Hurme M, Karhunen P J
Abstract excerpt
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is an important cytokine in the inflammation process of atherosclerosis and is also involved in lipid metabolism. Two biallelic polymorphisms within TNF gene locus-TNFA at the position -308 in the promoter region of the TNF gene and TNFB in the first intron of the lymphotoxin-alpha (LT-alpha) have been reported to be associated with TNF production and with susceptibility to...
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