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Relationship between the tumor necrosis factor alpha polymorphism and the serum C-reactive protein levels in inflammatory bowel disease.
Immunogenetics - 1 Jul 2003
Vatay Agnes, Bene László, Kovács Agota, Prohászka Zoltán, Szalai Csaba, Romics László, Fekete Béla, Karádi István, Füst George
Abstract excerpt
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract, including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of the tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) promoter polymorphisms at positions -238 and -308, and to measure the serum CRP levels in CD and UC patients and in a healthy population. The TNF-alpha gene...
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