Association of a Lymphotoxin-α Gene Polymorphism and Atopic Asthma in Taiwanese Children

• Autori principali: Szu-Chao Huang (Autore), Wen-Jun Wu (Autore), Hai-Lun Sun (Autore), Ko-Huang Lue (Autore), Chia-Hsiu Hsu (Autore), Pei-Fen Liao (Autore), Min-Sho Ku (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Elsevier, 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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The lymphotoxin-α (LT-α) gene is located on chromosome 6 (6p21.1-6p21.3) and it may regulate tumor necrosis factor (TNF) production. TNF is a potent cytokine in the airway inflammatory response. Polymorphisms of TNF-associated genes have been related to asthma. This study investigated an LT-α-NcoI p...