The microsatellite, macrophage migration inhibitory factor -794, may influence gene expression in human mononuclear cells stimulated with E. coli or S. pneumoniae

Polymorphisms within the gene encoding macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) have been associated with susceptibility to inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and increased risk of developing sepsis. We investigated the effects of the MIF-173G>C polymorphism and the MIF-79...

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Main Authors: Temple, S., Cheong, K., Price, Patricia, Waterer, G.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44934