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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha-308 gene polymorphism in Croatian and Slovenian multiple sclerosis patients.
European neurology - 1 Jan 2007
Ristić Smiljana, Lovrecić Luca, Starcević-Cizmarević Nada, Brajenović-Milić Bojana, Sega Jazbec Sasa, Sepcić Juraj, Kapović Miljenko, Peterlin Borut
Abstract excerpt
Previous findings regarding the role of TNF-alpha-308 gene polymorphism in multiple sclerosis (MS) are contradictory. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible influence of TNF-alpha-308 polymorphism on MS susceptibility and the MS disease process in a Croatian and Slovenian population. Genotyping was performed in 338 patients and 460 healthy controls. The TNF2 allele was present in 123 (26.8%)...
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