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IFNG +874T/A, IL10 -1082G/A and TNF -308G/A polymorphisms in association with tuberculosis susceptibility: a meta-analysis study.
Human genetics - 1 Jun 2008
Pacheco Antonio Guilherme, Cardoso Cynthia Chester, Moraes Milton Ozório
Abstract excerpt
Susceptibility to infectious diseases is influenced by genetic background and efficient cellular immune activation is responsible for protection. In tuberculosis (TB), interferon-gamma (IFNgamma) is crucial to control intracellular growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis while interleukin-10 (IL-10) has an antagonistic role. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a central mediator of granuloma formation and control of...
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