Interethnic differences in the association of tumor necrosis factor promoter polymorphisms with systemic lupus erythematosus.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the role of polymorphisms in the promoter region of the tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) gene in susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS: Two ethnically different populations of patients with SLE (49 white from the UK and 49 black from South Africa)...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1996
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