Polymorphism -238 G/A of tumor necrosis factor alpha gene promoter is a genetic risk factor for ischemic cerebrovascular disease

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 108-110

  Llamas Sillero, Pilar ^a   Casarrubios, Jaime Fernández De Velasco ^a   García Raso, Arantxa ^a   Gancedo, Elena Meseguer ^a   Montero, Ana Belen Santos ^a   Martínez, José F Tomás ^a  

^a Hospital UniversitarioFundación Jiménez Díaz   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROMOTER REGION; RISK FACTOR;

ADENINE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GUANINE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 34648814435     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12031-007-0021-8     Document Type: Letter

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