Association of tumor necrosis factor α gene promoter polymorphism with the presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 420-422

  Sakao, Seiichiro ^a   Tatsumi, Koichiro ^a   Igari, Hidetoshi ^a   Shino, Yuji ^a   Shirasawa, Hiroshi ^a   Kuriyama, Takayuki ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SMOKING;

EID: 0035132050     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.163.2.2006031     Document Type: Article

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