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Associations of tumor necrosis factor alpha and HLA polymorphisms with adult dermatomyositis: implications for a unique pathogenesis.
The Journal of investigative dermatology - 1 Sept 2002
Werth Victoria P, Callen Jeffrey P, Ang Gina, Sullivan Kathleen E
Abstract excerpt
We recently reported that the -308A tumor necrosis factor alpha promoter polymorphism is associated with the photosensitive disorder subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus and mediates an exaggerated tumor necrosis factor alpha response to ultraviolet B. We now sought to examine the association of this polymorphism with adult dermatomyositis, a photosensitive disease that exhibits some features in common with...
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