LTA
LTA (lymphotoxin alpha, also called TNF-beta) encodes a cytokine of the TNF superfamily produced mainly by activated lymphocytes that signals through TNF receptors to help organize lymphoid tissue architecture and drive inflammatory and immune responses. Common promoter/coding variants such as rs1800629 (technically in the neighboring TNF gene but historically studied alongside LTA) and LTA's own coding variant rs1800629-linked haplotypes influence baseline inflammatory-signaling tone.
Traits LTA shapes
Markers (rsIDs)
Reference databases
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