Article
Genotypic variation in the transforming growth factor-beta1 gene: association with transforming growth factor-beta1 production, fibrotic lung disease, and graft fibrosis after lung transplantation.
Transplantation - 27 Oct 1998
Awad M R, El-Gamel A, Hasleton P, Turner D M, Sinnott P J, Hutchinson I V
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1 is a profibrogenetic cytokine that has been implicated in the development of fibrosis in transplanted tissues. In this study, we have analyzed the genetic regulation of TGF-beta1 production in lung transplant recipients. METHOD: A polymerase chai...
Topics
- Alleles
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
- Lung Transplantation
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Postoperative Complications
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Transforming Growth Factor beta