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Frequencies of -308G/A (TNFA) and -509C/T (TGFB1) polymorphisms in sickle cell anemia patients from Brazil.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 16 Dec 2013
Torres L S, Belini Júnior E, Silva D G, Lobo C L, Ruiz M A, Bonini-Domingos C R
Abstract excerpt
Sickle cell anemia is an affection that causes chronic inflammation, with consequences for vaso-occlusion, oxidative stress and cytokine production. Genetic polymorphisms in markers involved in this process can modulate the inflammatory response, including polymorphisms -308G/A of TNFA (tumor necrosis factor alpha) and -509C/T of TGFB1 (transforming growth factor beta 1), reported to increase TNF-α and TGF-β1...
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