Tumour necrosis factor microsatellite alleles in an Italian population

European Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-13

  Ciusani, E ^a,b   Salmaggi, A ^a,b   Pociot, F ^c   Nespolo, A ^a   Sandberg Wollheim, M ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c STENO DIABETES CENTER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031036808     PISSN: 09607420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2370.1997.tb00002.x     Document Type: Article

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