Article
Association of TNF -1031 C/C as a potential protection marker for leprosy development in Amazonas state patients, Brazil.
Human immunology - 1 Mar 2015
Silva G A V, Ramasawmy R, Boechat A L, Morais A C, Carvalho B K S, Sousa K B A, Souza V C, Cunha M G S, Barletta-Naveca R H, Santos M P, Naveca F G
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphisms present in the TNF promoter region has shown to influence the gene transcription. Leprosy displays different clinical manifestations according to the immune responses of the individual infected with Mycobacterium leprae. In this study, we evaluated the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) -238 G/A (rs361525), -308 G/A (rs1800629), -857 C/T (rs1799724), -863 A/C (rs1800630) and -1031 T/C...
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