Association among serous and cerebrospinal fluid TNF-α level, gene polymorphisms of TNF-α and multiple sclerosis in Han nationality of southern China

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 677-679

  Dong, Ya Xian ^a   Xu, Zhi Rong ^b   Lin, Pei Yu ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Internal Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

Genetic polymorphisms; Multiple sclerosis; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOUBLE ANTIBODY SANDWICH ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 33845904623     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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