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[Study on the association of two polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene with the susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in Chinese Tibetans].
Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition - 1 Nov 2006
Chen Xue-Rong, Feng Yu-Lin, Ma Yu, Zhang Zong-De, Li Chuan-You, Wen Fu-Qiang, Tang Xiao-Yan, Su Zhi-Guang
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between Fok I and Taq I polymorphisms of the VDR gene and the susceptibility of PTB in Chinese Tibetans. METHODS: Two polymorphisms of the VDR gene were typed by PCR-RFLP among 140 patients and 139 healthy controls who had been sensitized to tuberculosis. The relationship among two polymorphisms and the susceptibility of PTB were studied, and cases were grouped according...
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