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[TNF alfa polymorphism and course of ulcerative colitis].
Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego - 1 May 2009
Jałocha Łukasz, Wojtuń Stanisław, Dyrla Przemysław, Gil Jerzy, Korsak Jolanta, Rzeszotarska Agnieszka, Fiedorowicz Ewa
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UNLABELLED: Inflammatory bowel diseases including ulcerative colitis are associated with prolonged inflammatory process, that is dependent on cytokine production. Among them crucial role plays tumor necrosis factor TNF-alpha. There is proven association between single nucleotyde polimorphism and ability to produce cytokines. AIM: We analyzed association between TNF-alpha (-308) promoter polymorphism and extension...
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