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Interleukin-12B & interleukin-10 gene polymorphisms in pulmonary tuberculosis.
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 Aug 2007
Prabhu Anand S, Selvaraj P, Jawahar M S, Adhilakshmi A R, Narayanan P R
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Cytokines play an important role in anti-tuberculosis immune response. Skewing of immunity from protective to pathogenic may involve a shift in Th1-Th2 paradigm. Cytokine gene polymorphism is known to be associated with functional differences in cytokine regulation and altered clinical performance in a variety of diseases. The aim of this study was to know whether Interleukin-12B 3' UTR...
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