Polymorphism of the regulatory region of tumour necrosis factor alpha gene in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 90-93

  Fong, K Y ^a,b   Howe, H S ^b   Tin, S K ^a   Boey, M L ^b   Feng, P H ^b  

^a Autoimmune Research Laboratory

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cytokine; HLA DR3; Nephritis; TNF2 allele

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEPHRITIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BASE SEQUENCE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEPHRITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEX FACTORS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0029691807     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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