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Association of tumor necrosis factor-alpha polymorphisms with susceptibility and clinical outcomes of rheumatic heart disease.
Saudi medical journal - 1 Jun 2010
Mohamed Amal A, Rashed Laila A, Shaker Saher M, Ammar Rasha I
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) gene polymorphisms with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and valve damage, and their influence on TNF-alpha production and disease outcome. METHODS: We performed this cross-sectional study at Kasr El-Aini Hospital, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, from December 2008 to October 2009. Eighty children with chronic RHD and valve affection,...
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