Polymorphism of the tumour necrosis factor-alpha and lymphotoxin-alpha genes in hairy cell leukaemia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 132-134

  Demeter, Judith ^a,c   Porzsolt, Franz ^a   Rämisch, Stephanie ^b   Schmid, Mathias ^a   Messer, Gerald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

genetic association; hairy cell leukaemia; lymphotoxin; polymorphism; tumour necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

LYMPHOTOXIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030991431     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.142657.x     Document Type: Article

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