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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 for both) with celiac disease when the patients were compared to the random population. However, when the comparison was...
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