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Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (-308G>A) Gene Polymorphism and Its Association with Asthma and Atopy Status.
Iranian journal of allergy, asthma, and immunology - 3 Sept 2023
Razaghian Anahita, Parvaneh Nima, Amirzargar Ali Akbar, Gharagozlou Mohammad
Abstract excerpt
Asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic lung diseases that afflict genetically predisposed individuals. Certain cytokine gene polymorphisms have been associated with asthma. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) is a potent inflammatory cytokine that can modulate nonspecific inflammation to influence asthma. This study aimed to define the relationship between the TNF gene polymorphism at position -308 and...
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