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Association of two polymorphisms of tumor necrosis factor gene with acute biliary pancreatitis.
World journal of gastroenterology - 1 Apr 2003
Zhang Dian-Liang, Li Jie-Shou, Jiang Zhi-Wei, Yu Bao-Jun, Tang Xing-Ming, Zheng Hong-Mei
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To investigate TNF-alpha-308 and TNFB polymorphisms in acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) and to related them to the plasma TNF-alpha levels. METHODS: Genomic DNA was prepared from peripheral blood leukocytes. Genotypes and allele frequencies were determined in patients (n=127) and healthy controls (n=102) using restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products....
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