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TNF, TNF receptor type 1, and allograft inflammatory factor-1 gene polymorphisms in Japanese patients with type 1 diabetes.
Human immunology - 1 Feb 2003
Nishimura Masataka, Obayashi Hiroshi, Mizuta Ikuko, Hara Hirokazu, Adachi Tetsuo, Ohta Mitsuhiro, Tegoshi Hisataka, Fukui Michiaki, Hasegawa Goji, Shigeta Hirofumi, Kitagawa Yoshihiro, Nakano Koji, Kaji Ryuji, Nakamura Naoto
Abstract excerpt
The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class III region, located on chromosome 6p21, has been regarded as one of the susceptible loci for type 1 diabetes. Because it contains many genes related to inflammatory and immune responses, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF), lymphotoxin-alpha (LT-alpha), and allograft inflammatory factor 1 (AIF-1) genes, it is unclear which gene within the class III region is responsible...
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