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Effect of the G-308A polymorphism of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α gene promoter site on plasma levels of TNF-α and C-reactive protein in smokers: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Plasma levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and of C-reactive protein (CRP) are elevated in smokers. Previous studies failed to show an association between the G-308A polymorphism in the promoter region of the TNF-α gene and coronary artery disease (CAD). We investigated whether smoki...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2004
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC526204/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15485576 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-4-17 |