TNF-α gene polymorphism (-308G/A) and toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 986-988

  Cordeiro, C A ^a,c   Moreira, P R ^b   Costa, G C ^b   Dutra, W O ^b   Campos, W R ^a   Orefice F ^a   Teixeira, A L ^b  

^a Uveitis Section   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORIORETINITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DISEASE; SEROLOGY; TOXOPLASMIC RETINOCHOROIDITIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHORIORETINITIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TOXOPLASMOSIS, OCULAR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 47049107139     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.140590     Document Type: Article

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