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Association of TNF-alpha polymorphisms in Crohn disease.
Human immunology - 1 Jan 2005
Zipperlen Katrin, Peddle Lynette, Melay Bill, Hefferton Donna, Rahman Proton
Abstract excerpt
Clinical and molecular studies implicate tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) as a key mediator in the initiation and propagation of Crohn disease (CD). Genetic associations have been documented between promoter polymorphisms of TNF-alpha and CD; however, these associations have not been universally replicated. In this study, we set out to examine the association of five promoter TNF-alpha polymorphisms in CD...
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