Tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α-308 gene polymorphism in Indian patients with Takayasu's arteritis - A pilot study

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 749-752

  Sandhya, P ^a   Danda, Sumita ^a   Danda, Debashish ^a   Lonarkar, Shraddha ^a   Luke, Shana S ^a   Sinha, Shanta ^a   Joseph, George ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Giant cell arteritis; India; Polymorphism; Takayasu's arteritis; TNF 308

Indexed keywords

TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INDIA; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TAKAYASU ARTERITIS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84877738178     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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