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Family-based analysis of tumor necrosis factor and lymphotoxin-alpha tag polymorphisms with type 1 diabetes in the population of South Croatia.
Human immunology - 1 Mar 2009
Boraska Vesna, Zeggini Eleftheria, Groves Christopher J, Rayner Nigel W, Skrabić Veselin, Diakite Mahamadou, Rockett Kirk A, Kwiatkowski Dominic, McCarthy Mark I, Zemunik Tatijana
Abstract excerpt
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and lymphotoxin-alpha (LTA) are cytokines with a wide range of inflammatory and immunomodulatory activities. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease characterized by destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association of polymorphisms in the TNF/LTA gene region with susceptibility to type 1 diabetes. We investigated 11...
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