Article
Polymorphism of the tumour necrosis factor beta gene in multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
European journal of immunogenetics : official journal of the British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics - 1 Oct 1994
Vandevyver C, Raus P, Stinissen P, Philippaerts L, Cassiman J J, Raus J
Abstract excerpt
We evaluated the TNF-beta gene polymorphism in two HLA-associated autoimmune diseases, multiple sclerosis (MS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The TNF-beta allele and genotype frequencies were not significantly different in the patient populations, compared to controls. An increased frequency of t...
Topics
- Alleles
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Disease Susceptibility
- Genotype
- HLA-DR2 Antigen
- HLA-DR4 Antigen
- Humans
- Lymphotoxin-alpha
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Polymorphism, Genetic
