Strong association between the -308 TNF promoter polymorphism and allergic rhinitis in pakistani patients

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 563-566

  Minhas, K ^a   Micheal, S ^a   Ahmed, F ^b   Ahmed, A ^a  

^a Department of Electrical Computer Engineering   (Pakistan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Disease association; Polymorphism; Tnf

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PROMOTER REGION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA GENE;

ADULT; ALLELES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; DNA; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 79251481527     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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