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[Tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene polymorphisms and risk of coronary heart disease].
Yi chuan = Hereditas - 1 Nov 2004
Xiang Ping-Xia, Li Yan, Zhang Ping-An
Abstract excerpt
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-alpha) is a cytokine that has multiple functions. It could be involved in cardiovascular pathophysiology. Given this possibility, we measured serum TNF-alpha level by ELISA and use PCR-RFLP methods to examine the distribution of TNF-alpha locus gene polymorphism at -857 and -863 sites in coronary heart disease(CHD) patients and matched controls. We found the serum level of...
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