Article
Association of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha 308 G/A Polymorphism with Asthma in Pakistani Population.
Iranian journal of allergy, asthma, and immunology - 1 Jun 2015
Saba Nusrat, Yusuf Osman, Rehman Sadia, Munir Saeeda, Bashir Naghman, Mansoor Atika, Raja Kaukab Ghazala
Abstract excerpt
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory and remodeling disorder of the airways, in which many cells, cellular elements, and cytokines play important roles. The role of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in asthma is unclear in Pakistani population. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between TNF-α-308 polymorphism and asthma. Polymorphism of TNF-α (G-308-A locus; rs 1800629) in 329 asthmatic patients and...
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