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Meta-analysis of TNF-alpha promoter -308 A/G polymorphism and SLE susceptibility.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Mar 2006
Lee Young Ho, Harley John B, Nath Swapan K
Abstract excerpt
Alleles of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) gene have been inconsistently associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), particularly the 308-A/G functional promoter polymorphism. To generate large-scale evidence on whether 308-A/G promoter polymorphism is associated with SLE susceptibility we have conducted a meta-analysis. We have identified 21 studies of this polymorphism and SLE using MEDLINE...
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