Article
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha promoter polymorphisms in Mexican patients with rheumatic heart disease.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Aug 2003
Hernández-Pacheco Guadalupe, Flores-Domínguez Carmina, Rodríguez-Pérez José Manuel, Pérez-Hernández Nonanzit, Fragoso José Manuel, Saul Angela, Alvarez-León Edith, Granados Julio, Reyes Pedro A, Vargas-Alarcón Gilberto
Abstract excerpt
The major histocompatibility genes (MHC) have been associated with the genetic susceptibility to rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Results have been inconsistent and new genes located on the MHC region such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha) need to be analyzed. TNF-alpha polymorphisms (positions...
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