Article
Ethnic-specific genetic associations with pulmonary tuberculosis.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Nov 2002
Delgado Julio C, Baena Andres, Thim Sok, Goldfeld Anne E
Abstract excerpt
Several susceptibility-associated genetic polymorphisms have been proposed to explain differential susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB) disease progression in different populations. Here, polymorphisms in the natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 (NRAMP1), vitamin D receptor, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin (IL)-1, and IL-10 genes were evaluated in 358 Cambodian patients with pulmonary TB and...
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