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Tumor necrosis factor alpha promoter polymorphisms in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Schmeling H, Wagner U, Peterson A, Horneff G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the potential association of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) promoter alleles within subtypes of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) compared to healthy controls in a Caucasian population. METHODS: TNF-alpha promoter polymorphisms at positions -163, -238, -244, -308, -376 were determined in 228 patients with JIA and 196 healthy individuals. Genomic DNA was isolated and a PCR fragment...
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