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TNF-α inflammatory signalling

TNF-α inflammatory signalling is a genetic trait Biome reports in its skin & connective tissue panel: Whether you carry the promoter variant linked to slightly higher TNF-α, an inflammatory signalling molecule.

Category
Skin & connective tissue
Markers
TNF/LTA rs1800629
Strength of evidence
Low

Genes

Markers (rsIDs)

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