A population-based case-control study of the tumor necrosis factor alpha -308 polymorphism in multiple sclerosis

Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 626-628

  Wingerchuk, D ^a   Liu, Q ^b,c   Sobell, J ^a,c   Sommer, S ^b,c   Weinshenker, B G ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Division of Molecular Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 0030845612     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.49.2.626     Document Type: Article

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