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The NRAMPI, VDR and TNF-alpha gene polymorphisms in Iranian tuberculosis patients: the study on host susceptibility.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Aug 2009
Merza Muayad, Farnia Parissa, Anoosheh Sabar, Varahram Mohammed, Kazampour Mehdi, Pajand Omid, Saeif Shima, Mirsaeidi Mehdi, Masjedi Mohammad Reza, Velayati Ali Akbar, Hoffner Sven
Abstract excerpt
The natural resistance-associated macrophage protein (NRAMP1), Vitamin-D receptor (VDR) and Tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha) have been associated in susceptibility to tuberculosis, but the results have been inconsistent. This study aimed to determine the association of NRAMP1, VDR, and TNF-á var...
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