Polymorphisms in the TNF gene cluster and MHC serotypes in the West of Scotland.

doi:10.1007/s002510050188

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Polymorphisms in the TNF gene cluster and MHC serotypes in the West of Scotland.

Immunogenetics - 1 Jan 1997

Gallagher G, Eskdale J, Oh H H, Richards S D, Campbell D A, Field M

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We examined the distribution of polymorphic elements within the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) gene cluster in 105 unrelated individuals and determined their relationship to class I and class II major histocompatibility complex (MHC) antigens, and to the highly polymorphic microsatellites TNFa and T...

Topics

Cohort Studies
Genes, MHC Class I
Genes, MHC Class II
Genotype
Humans
Lymphotoxin-alpha
Major Histocompatibility Complex
Microsatellite Repeats
Multigene Family
Polymorphism, Genetic
Scotland
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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