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Genotyping in the MHC locus: potential for defining predictive markers in sarcoidosis.
Respiratory research - 1 Jan 2002
Seitzer Ulrike, Gerdes Johannes, Müller-Quernheim Joachim
Abstract excerpt
In sarcoidosis, host genetic factors are discussed as contributing to disease susceptibility and course. Since tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha is a central mediator of granuloma formation and since elevated TNF-alpha levels are found during active phases of sarcoidosis, genetic polymorphisms correlating with influences on TNF-alpha levels are of special interest. The complete sequencing of the MHC region and...
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