Article
TGF-β1 functional polymorphisms: a review.
European cytokine network - 1 Nov 2016
Martelossi Cebinelli Guilherme Cesar, Paiva Trugilo Kleber, Badaró Garcia Stephanie, Brajão de Oliveira Karen
Abstract excerpt
Transforming Growth Factor β (TGF-β) is a multifunctional cytokine that plays a role in several biological processes. TGF-β1 is the most abundantly expressed isoform, associated with susceptibility to various diseases, and several polymorphisms have been described in the TGF-β1 gene structure, and some of them have been associated with functional implications. To date, eight single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)...
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