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Cytokine single nucleotide polymorphisms in Iranian patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.
European cytokine network - 1 Jun 2006
Amirzargar Ali Akbar, Rezaei Nima, Jabbari Hossein, Danesh Abdol-Ali, Khosravi Farideh, Hajabdolbaghi Mahboubeh, Yalda Alireza, Nikbin Behrouz
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BACKGROUND: Several genes coding for different cytokines may affect host susceptibility to tuberculosis. METHODS: In the present study, the allele and genotype frequencies of a number polymorphic genes coding for cytokines or cytokine receptors were investigated in Iranian patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). RESULTS: From the IL-1 cluster, a positive, significant difference was found at position -889,...
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