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TNF-α -308 genotypes are associated with TNF-α and TGF-β₁ mRNA expression in blood leucocytes of humans.
Cytokine - 1 Mar 2011
Helmig Simone, Aliahmadi Nahid, Stephan Peter, Döhrel Juliane, Schneider Joachim
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AIM: Tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) influences the pathogenesis of lung-fibrosis and carcinogenesis in normal cells. Polymorphisms of this gene are suggested to be associated with susceptibility to lung-diseases. Additionally TNF-α is postulated to play a significant role in regulating. Transforming growth factor (TGF-β₁) expression Therefore we investigated if the TNF-α or TGF-β₁ gene expression level is...
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