Allele-specific quantification of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF) transcription and the role of promoter polymorphisms in rheumatoid arthritis patients and healthy …

EL Kaijzel, JP Bayley, MV Van Krugten, L Smith… - Genes & …, 2001 - nature.com
Interindividual variation in the expression of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF) suggests the
existence of functionally distinct TNF alleles that could play a role in susceptibility to TNF …

Functional Analysis of a New Polymorphism in the Human TNF α Gene Promoter.

F Pociot, S D'Alfonso, S Compasso… - Scandinavian …, 1995 - search.ebscohost.com
In this paper the functional relevance of a TNFA promoter polymorphism, a G/A polymorphic
sequence at position-238, was tested by analysing its influence on TNFα production upon …

Genetics of tumour necrosis factor-alpha in autoimmune, infectious, and neoplastic diseases.

AG Wilson, FS Di Giovine, GW Duff - Journal of inflammation, 1995 - europepmc.org
Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is a potent immunomediator and proinflammatory
cytokine that has been implicated in the pathogenesis of a large number of human diseases …

Identification and characterization of a novel repressor site in the human tumor necrosis factor α gene

CLW Fong, AH Siddiqui, DF Mark - Nucleic acids research, 1994 - academic.oup.com
In human monocytic cell lines, tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) expression is induced by
phorbol myrlstate acetate (PMA). We have identified positive and negative cls-acting …

TNF-α promoter single nucleotide polymorphisms are markers of human ancestry

A Baena, JY Leung, AD Sullivan, I Landires… - Genes & …, 2002 - nature.com
We present a map of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the human tumor necrosis
factor (TNF)-α promoter based upon exploratory sequencing of 333 human TNF-α gene …

Effects of stimulus and cell type on the expression of the− 308 tumour necrosis factor promoter polymorphism

KM Kroeger, JH Steer, DA Joyce, LJ Abraham - Cytokine, 2000 - Elsevier
The authors have previously demonstrated that the tumour necrosis factor (TNF)− 308 G/A
polymorphism affects the binding of transcription factors. In transient transfection assays in …

Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) gene polymorphism influences TNF‐α production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)‐stimulated whole blood cell culture in healthy humans

Louis, Franchimont, Piron, Gevaert… - Clinical & …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
TNF‐α is involved in infectious and immuno‐inflammatory diseases. Different individuals
may have different capacities for TNF‐α production. This might determine a predisposition to …

TNF‐α gene polymorphism: Clinical and biological implications

AH Hajeer, IV Hutchinson - Microscopy research and technique, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
TNF‐α is a proinflammatory cytokine that has been implicated in the severity of different
immune‐regulated diseases including autoimmune diseases and transplantation. The gene …

Tumor necrosis factor locus: genetic organisation and biological implications

NJ Makhatadze - Human immunology, 1998 - Elsevier
TNF genes determine strength, effectiveness, and duration of local and systemic
inflammatory reactions, as well as repair and recovery from infectious and toxic agents …

[HTML][HTML] Unlinking tumor necrosis factor biology from the major histocompatibility complex: lessons from human genetics and animal models

SR Ruuls, JD Sedgwick - The American Journal of Human Genetics, 1999 - cell.com
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF, originally cachectin or TNF-a) is the prototype member of a
large family of proteins with diverse functions including induction of apoptosis and regulation …