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Polymorphisms of the TNF, CD14, and HSPA1B genes in patients with acute alcohol-induced pancreatitis.
Pancreas - 1 Jul 2008
Tukiainen Eija, Kylänpää Marja-Leena, Puolakkainen Pauli, Kemppainen Esko, Halonen Kimmo, Orpana Arto, Methuen Taina, Salaspuro Mikko, Haapiainen Reijo, Repo Heikki
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OBJECTIVES: Genotype assessment has been suggested to be a tool for predicting disease severity in acute pancreatitis (AP). To study this hypothesis, we performed genotype analysis of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) -308 A/G, CD14 -159C/T, and HSPA1B +1267 A/G polymorphisms. METHODS: This is a case-c...
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