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Roles of TNF-alpha gene polymorphisms in the occurrence and progress of SARS-Cov infection: a case-control study.
BMC infectious diseases - 29 Feb 2008
Wang Shixin, Wei Maoti, Han Yi, Zhang Keju, He Li, Yang Zhen, Su Bing, Zhang Zhilun, Hu Yilan, Hui Wuli
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BACKGROUND: Host genetic factors may play a role in the occurrence and progress of SARS-Cov infection. This study was to investigate the relationship between tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha gene polymorphisms with the occurrence of SARS-CoV infection and its role in prognosis of patients with lung interstitial fibrosis and femoral head osteonecrosis. METHODS: The association between genetic polymorphisms of...
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