A common functional polymorphism (C→A substitution at position -863) in the promoter region of the tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) gene associated with reduced circulating levels of TNF-α

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1443-1449

  Skoog, Tiina ^a   Van't Hooft, Ferdinand M ^a   Kallin, Bengt ^a   Jovinge, Stefan ^a   Boquist, Susanna ^a   Nilsson, Jan ^b   Eriksson, Per ^a   Hamsten, Anders ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; NUCLEAR FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEPATOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REPORTER GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ADULT; ALLELES; BINDING SITES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOKINES; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; POINT MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0032837736     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/8.8.1443     Document Type: Article

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