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Tumor necrosis factor-associated susceptibility to type 1 diabetes is caused by linkage disequilibrium with HLA-DR3 haplotypes.
Human immunology - 1 May 2012
Kumar Neeraj, Kaur Gurvinder, Tandon Nikhil, Mehra Narinder
Abstract excerpt
Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is an important proinflammatory cytokine involved in the pathogenesis of autoimmune type 1 diabetes (T1D). The TNF gene locus is located in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class III region and its genetic polymorphisms have been reported to be associated with T1D. However, it is not clear whether these associations are primary or caused by their linkage disequilibrium...
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