The TNF-α -308 polymorphism may affect the severity of Crohn's disease

The TNF-α -308 polymorphism may affect the severity of Crohn's disease

OBJECTIVE: The goal of this project was to analyze the association between Crohn's disease, its clinical features, and the tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) -308 polymorphism. METHODS: This is a case-control and cross-sectional study that enrolled 91 patients with Crohn's diseas...

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Main Authors: Genoile Santana, Maria Teresita Bendicho, Tamara Celi Santana, Lidiane Bianca dos Reis, Denise Lemaire, Andre Castro Lyra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2011-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Crohn's disease
Inflammatory bowel disease
Tumor necrosis factor alpha
Genetic polymorphism
Mixed-race
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322011000800011

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