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NRAMP1 gene polymorphism and susceptibility to nontuberculous mycobacterial lung diseases.
Chest - 1 Jul 2005
Koh Won-Jung, Kwon O Jung, Kim Eun Joo, Lee Kyung Soo, Ki Chang-Seok, Kim Jong Won
Abstract excerpt
STUDY OBJECTIVES: Pulmonary disease caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) may occur in patients with no underlying lung disease and no known immunodeficiency. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a potential role for natural-resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 (NRAMP1) gene polymorphisms for human susceptibility to the NTM lung disease. DESIGN: A case-control study. SETTING: Tertiary university...
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