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TNF-alpha and TNF-beta gene polymorphisms in Polish patients with sarcoidosis. Connection with the susceptibility and prognosis.
Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG - 1 Jul 2010
Kieszko R, Krawczyk P, Chocholska S, Dmoszyńska A, Milanowski J
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BACKGROUND: Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown aetiology, in which genetic factors, especially the genes of the highly polymorphic MHC region, seem to play an important role in the disease predisposition and course. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of TNF genes polymorphism in sarcoidosis and to estimate possible association between these polymorphisms and susceptibility and...
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