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SLC11A1 (NRAMP1) but not SLC11A2 (NRAMP2) polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to tuberculosis in a high-incidence community in South Africa.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Dec 2004
Hoal E G, Lewis L A, Jamieson S E, Tanzer F, Rossouw M, Victor T, Hillerman R, Beyers N, Blackwell J M, Van Helden P D
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SETTING: Stellenbosch University Faculty of Health Sciences, and metropolitan Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the reported association between SLC11A1 (also NRAMP1) polymorphisms and susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB) can be confirmed in a different population, and whether polymorphisms in SLC11A2 (also NRAMP2, DCT1, DMT1) are associated with TB. DESIGN: A case-control...
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