TNF-α polymorphisms in multiple sclerosis: No association with - 238 and - 308 promoter alleles, but the microsatellite allele a 1 1 is associated with the disease in French patients

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 78-80

  Lucotte, Gérard ^a   Bathelier, Christian ^a   Mercier, Géraldine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

Author keywords

HLA DRB1*15 allele; Microsatellite TNF ; Multiple sclerosis (MS); TNF promoter polymorphisms 238 and 308; Tumor necrosis factor (TNF )

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0033999418     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/135245800678827563     Document Type: Article

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