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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene promoter polymorphism in patients with familial Mediterranean fever.
Clinical rheumatology - 1 Jun 2007
Celebi Kobak Arzu, Kobak Senol, Kabasakal Yasemin, Akarca Ulus Salih
Abstract excerpt
The proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) plays an important role on the course of disease in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). TNF-alpha gene promoter polymorphism may be a marker of susceptibility and severity of FMF. The aim of this study is to evaluate both TNF-alpha/238 and TNF-alpha/308 genotypes and allelic distribution in patients with FMF. Forty-one FMF patients and 43...
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