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Polymorphisms in the promoter region of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and the HLA-DRB1 locus in Mexican mestizo patients with ulcerative colitis.
Immunology letters - 15 Aug 2004
Yamamoto-Furusho Jesús K, Uscanga Luis F, Vargas-Alarcón Gilberto, Rodríguez-Pérez José M, Zuñiga Joaquin, Granados Julio
Abstract excerpt
Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) gene is located within the class III region of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) on the short arm of the human sixth chromosome. Two polymorphisms in the promoter region of the TNF-alpha gene (-308 and -238) have been associated with the genetic su...
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