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Immunology and genetics of tumour necrosis factor in allergic contact dermatitis.
Contact dermatitis - 1 May 2017
Dittmar Daan, Schuttelaar Marie L
Abstract excerpt
During the sensitization phase of allergic contact dermatitis, the proinflammatory cytokine tumour necrosis factor (TNF) plays an important role by promoting epidermal Langerhans cell migration to draining lymph nodes. It also plays a role during the elicitation phase. The TNF gene (TNF) is located within the major histocompatibility complex region. Many single-nucleotide variants exist in the promoter region of...
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