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Polymorphisms in the TNF-alpha and TNF-receptor genes in patients with coronary artery disease.
European journal of clinical investigation - 1 Oct 2001
Allen R A, Lee E M, Roberts D H, Park B K, Pirmohamed M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is both multifactorial and polygenic in nature. Atheroma formation, the pathological hallmark of CAD, is an inflammatory process, with pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), having a major role in its pathogenesis. We have therefore investigated whether polymorphisms in the TNF-alpha (- 238 and - 308), TNF receptor 1 (position - 609...
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