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Basal cell carcinoma is associated with high TNF-alpha release but nor with TNF-alpha polymorphism at position--308.
Experimental dermatology - 1 Dec 2003
Skov Lone, Allen Michael H, Bang Bo, Francis David, Barker Jonathan N W N, Baadsgaard Ole
Abstract excerpt
The mechanisms underlying induction of UVB-induced immunosuppression are not fully understood, but tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) is suggested to play a central role. A single base pair polymorphism at position --308 in the promoter region of the TNF-alpha gene associated with an enhanced secretion of TNF-alpha has been identified in humans. We have therefore investigated the association of the --308...
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