Genetic polymorphism at position -308 in the promoter region of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF): Implications of its allelic distribution on susceptibility or resistance to diseases in the Chilean population

Biological Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 237-241

  Cuenca, J ^a   Perez C A ^a   Aguirre, A J ^a   Schiattino, I ^a   Aguillon J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; GUANINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PROMOTER REGION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0035160827     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-97602001000300011     Document Type: Article

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