Tumor necrosis factor-α promoter polymorphism TNF2 is associated with a stronger delayed-type hypersensivity reaction in the skin of borderline tuberculoid leprosy patients

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作者
Moraes, MO
Duppre, NC
Suffys, PN
Santos, AR
Almeida, AS
Nery, JAC
Sampaio, EP
Sarno, EN
机构
[1] Fiocruz MS, Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Dept Trop Med, Leprosy Lab, BR-21045900 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
[2] Fiocruz MS, Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Dept Biochem & Mol Biol, Lab Mol Biol & Diag Infect Dis, BR-21045900 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
关键词
TNF alpha; leprosy; polymorphism; mycobacteria; promoter;
D O I
10.1007/s002510000295
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
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[No abstract available]
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