Tumor necrosis factor alpha -308 gene polymorphism in patients with anorexia nervosa

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 219-222

  Kanbur, Nuray ^a   Mesci, Lütfiye ^a   Derman, Orhan ^a   Turul, Tuǧba ^a   Çuhadaroǧlu, Füsun ^b   Kutluk, Tezer ^a   Tezcan, Ilhan ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Promoter polymorphism; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOKINE; GUANINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; PATHOGENESIS; PROMOTER REGION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CHILD; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 54749148329     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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