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TNF promoter polymorphisms associated with muscle phenotypes in humans.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) - 1 Sept 2008
Liu Dongmei, Metter E Jeffrey, Ferrucci Luigi, Roth Stephen M
Abstract excerpt
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is a potent catabolic factor to skeletal muscle. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the promoter region of the TNF-alpha coding gene, TNF, have been implicated in the interindividual variation in TNF-alpha production via transcriptional regulation. The present study investigated the association of muscle phenotypes with five TNF promoter SNPs, which potentially have...
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