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Influence of interleukin-12 receptor beta1 polymorphisms on tuberculosis.
Human genetics - 1 Mar 2003
Akahoshi Mitsuteru, Nakashima Hitoshi, Miyake Katsuhisa, Inoue Yasushi, Shimizu Sakiko, Tanaka Yosuke, Okada Kaoru, Otsuka Takeshi, Harada Mine
Abstract excerpt
Host genetic factors may be important determinants of susceptibility to tuberculosis, and several candidate gene polymorphisms have been shown to date. A series of recent reports concerning rare human deficiencies in the type-1 cytokine pathway suggest that more subtle variants of relevant genes...
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