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HLA haplotypes and TNF polymorphism do not associate with longevity in the Irish.
Mechanisms of ageing and development - 1 Apr 2003
Ross Owen A, Curran Martin D, Rea I Maeve, Hyland Paul, Duggan Orla, Barnett Christopher R, Annett Kathryn, Patterson Chris, Barnett Yvonne A, Middleton Derek
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphism of the human leukocyte antigen has been implicated in a number of autoimmune disorders including ageing. In the course of the present study, no association of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A1, B8, DR3 haplotype with a male Irish aged population, as previously reported, was observed. Two polymorphic nucleotides in the TNF cluster (G-308A TNF-alpha and G+252A TNF-beta), associated with increased...
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