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. 1990 Jun 1;171(6):2141-6.
doi: 10.1084/jem.171.6.2141.

A polymorphic microsatellite in the tumor necrosis factor alpha promoter identifies an allele unique to the NZW mouse strain

C V Jongeneel  1 , H Acha-Orbea, T Blankenstein
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A polymorphic microsatellite in the tumor necrosis factor alpha promoter identifies an allele unique to the NZW mouse strain

C V Jongeneel et al. J Exp Med. .

Abstract

We have amplified a (CA)n:(GT)n microsatellite from the TNF promoters of a panel of mouse strains using the polymerase chain reaction. The length of the microsatellites was polymorphic, with eight alleles observed among 15 inbred strains bearing seven distinct H-2 haplotypes, and four outbred strains. In B10 congenic strains, the TNF allele detected by microsatellite polymorphism segregated with the MHC, and in recombinant haplotypes (NOD, NZW), it segregated with H-2D. The TNF allele found in the NZW strain (H-2z) was distinct from those of all other haplotypes, consistent with the hypothesis that this strain may carry a genetic defect in TNF production.

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