TNF microsatellite alleles a2 and b3 are not primarily associated with celiac disease in the Finnish population.

doi:10.1111/j.1399-0039.1998.tb02991.x

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TNF microsatellite alleles a2 and b3 are not primarily associated with celiac disease in the Finnish population.

Tissue antigens - 1 May 1998

Polvi A, Mäki M, Collin P, Partanen J

Abstract excerpt

Recently, an independent association between tumor necrosis factor (TNF) gene polymorphism and celiac disease was observed in the Irish population. We tested this association in Finnish patients with celiac disease. The TNF microsatellite alleles a2 and b3 were strongly associated (Pcorr<0.0001 f...

Topics

Alleles
Celiac Disease
Finland
Humans
Microsatellite Repeats
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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