Association between polymorphisms in the TNF region and systemic lupus erythematosus in the Italian population

Tissue Antigens

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 551-555

  D'Alfonso, S ^a,c   Colombo, G ^b   Della Bella, S ^b   Scorza, R ^b   Momigliano Richiardi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Amedeo Avogadro University   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disease susceptibility; Genetic association; Italian population; Polymorphism; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MARKER GENE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 0029928977     PISSN: 00012815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1996.tb02598.x     Document Type: Article

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