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Influence of tumor necrosis factor alpha gene promoter polymorphisms and its serum level on migraine susceptibility in Egyptian patients.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Jan 2015
Fawzi Mohamed S, El-Shal Amal S, Rashad Nearmeen M, Fathy Hala A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Migraine is a common chronic neurological disorder with still largely unknown pathogenesis. We aimed to explore the possible role of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) gene polymorphisms as risk factors of migraine, and whether they influence the TNF-α level. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two hundred patients with migraine and 200 controls were enrolled in this study. Polymorphisms of TNF-α gene were...
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