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Role of IFN-gamma +874 T/A single nucleotide polymorphism in the tuberculosis outcome among Brazilians subjects.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Dec 2008
Amim Lucia H L V, Pacheco Antonio G, Fonseca-Costa Joseane, Loredo Carla S, Rabahi Marcelo F, Melo Maria H, Ribeiro Fernando C V, Mello Fernanda C Q, Oliveira Martha M, Lapa e Silva José R, Ottenhoff Tom H, Kritski Afrânio L, Santos Adalberto R
Abstract excerpt
Several genetic cytokine gene variants have been associated with host susceptibility to infectious diseases, including tuberculosis. Based upon the importance of IFN-gamma in protective immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and the functional role of the IFN-gamma + 874T/A single nucleotide polymorphism in IFN-gamma production, we genotyped 93 Brazilian tuberculosis patients and 266 asymptomatic health...
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