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Kim TH, Kim BG, Shin HD, Kim JW, Kim CG, Kim JS, Jung HC, Song IS
KMID: 1112188
Korean J Gastroenterol.
2003 Nov;42(5):377-386.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Although the importance of genetic susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been established by epidemiological studies, the genes involved remain poorly understood. The aim of this study...
Although the etiology of Behcet's Disease (BD; MIM 109650) remains to be clearly elucidated, levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) have been reported to be significantly elevated in BD...
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) encoded by TNFA is a key mediator in inflammation, a precursor condition for peptic ulceration. Promoter polymorphisms of TNFA that influence its transcriptional activity...
Tumor necrosis factor-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand (TRAIL) has been reported to specifically kill malignant cells but to be relatively nontoxic to normal cells. One of disadvantages to previous in vivo protocols...