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Tumor necrosis factor alpha polymorphism in heart failure/cardiomyopathy.
Congestive heart failure (Greenwich, Conn.) - 1 Jan 2000
Vadlamani Lou, Iyengar Srinivas
Abstract excerpt
Tumor necrosis factor a (TNF-alpha) is a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by activated macrophages. It has been shown to stimulate the release of endothelial cytokines and NO, increase vascular permeability, decrease contractility, and induce a prothrombotic state. The most studied TNF-a gene mutation in heart disease is a gamma to alpha substitution, which occurs when 308 nucleotides move upstream from...
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