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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha -308 gene polymorphism is associated with synthetic hemodialysis graft failure.
Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research - 1 Feb 2003
Ram Sunanda, Bass Kristen, Abreo Ken, Baier R John, Kruger Thomas E
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BACKGROUND: Progressive venous stenosis mediated, in part, by inflammatory cytokines is a major cause of synthetic hemodialysis graft failure. A tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) gene polymorphism (G to A, position -308) has been shown to increase plasma cytokine levels and severity of diseases with an underlying inflammatory component. METHODS: We genotyped 67 patients with synthetic...
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