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Promoter-region alleles of the TNF-alpha and IL-10 genes have no effect on pretransplant alloantibody production.
Transplantation - 27 Aug 2001
Hahn A B, Kasten-Jolly J C, Constantino D M, Graffunder E, Conti D J
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BACKGROUND: The presence of high levels of alloantibodies are known to be a risk factor in renal graft outcome. Expression level polymorphisms in cytokine genes are also thought to have an effect on allograft outcome, but the studies examining this have been inconsistent. This may be due to center-specific differences in immunosuppressive protocols. Therefore, we studied the effects of these polymorphisms on...
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