Polymorphisms within the tumor necrosis factor locus and prevalence of coronary artery disease in middle-aged men

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 691-697

  Keso, T ^a,b   Perola, M ^c   Laippala, P ^b,d   Ilveskoski, E ^a,b   Kunnas, T A ^a,b   Mikkelsson, J ^a,b   Penttila A ^e   Hurme, M ^a,b   Karhunen, P J ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Coronary disease; Polymorphism; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; LIPID; LYMPHOTOXIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FINLAND; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HEART INFARCTION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALLELES; CADAVER; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUBBER; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0035864618     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9150(00)00602-X     Document Type: Article

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