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Genetic variability in the tumor necrosis factor-lymphotoxin region influences susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Sept 1996
Mulcahy B, Waldron-Lynch F, McDermott M F, Adams C, Amos C I, Zhu D K, Ward R H, Clegg D O, Shanahan F, Molloy M G, O'Gara F
Abstract excerpt
The major histocompatibility complex class III tumor necrosis factor-lymphotoxin (TNF-LT) region (6p21.3) was investigated as a possible susceptibility locus for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Inheritance of five TNF microsatellite markers was determined in 50 multiplex families. Overall, 47 different haplotypes were observed. One of these, the TNF a6, b5, c1, d3, e3 (H1) haplotype, was present in 35.3% of affected,...
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