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Assessment of the interleukin 1 gene cluster and other candidate gene polymorphisms in host susceptibility to tuberculosis.
Tubercle and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Jan 1998
Bellamy R, Ruwende C, Corrah T, McAdam K P, Whittle H C, Hill A V
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SETTING: A study of tuberculosis cases and healthy blood donor controls from the Western Region of The Gambia, West Africa. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the potential role of candidate gene polymorphisms in host susceptibility to tuberculosis. DESIGN: Single base change polymorphisms in interleukin 1 beta (IL1 beta), interleukin 10 (IL10) and fucosyltransferase-2 (FUT-2), microsatellite polymorphisms in interleukin...
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