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Polymorphism of the tumour necrosis factor-alpha and lymphotoxin-alpha genes in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
British journal of haematology - 1 Apr 1997
Demeter J, Porzsolt F, Rämisch S, Schmidt D, Schmid M, Messer G
Abstract excerpt
The neoplastic cells of CLL are able to produce TNF which is known to stimulate the proliferation of CLL cells in an autocrine and paracrine manner. Genetic polymorphism of molecules of the TNF ligand superfamily has been described and certain alleles were suspected to predispose to variant biological responses. Previously, the rare allele TNFB*1 of the TNF-beta/lymphotoxin (LT)-alpha gene (NcoI, asparagine at...
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