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Extended haplotype in the tumor necrosis factor gene cluster is associated with asthma and asthma-related phenotypes.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 15 Sept 2005
Randolph Adrienne G, Lange Christoph, Silverman Edwin K, Lazarus Ross, Weiss Scott T
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: Tumor necrosis factor is a proinflammatory cytokine found in increased concentrations in asthmatic airways. The TNF-alpha (TNF) and lymphotoxin-alpha (LTA) genes belong to the TNF gene superfamily located within the human major histocompatibility complex on chromosome 6p in a region repeatedly linked to asthma. The TNF position -308 and LTA NcoI polymorphisms are believed to influence TNF transcription...
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