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Association of 22 cytokine gene polymorphisms with tuberculosis in Macedonians.
The Indian journal of tuberculosis - 1 Jul 2009
Trajkov Dejan, Trajchevska Mirjana, Arsov Todor, Petlichkovski Aleksandar, Strezova Ana, Efinska-Mladenovska Olivija, Sandevski Aleksandar, Spiroski Mirko
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine the possible role of 22 cytokine gene polymorphisms in host susceptibility to or protection against tuberculosis (TB) in Macedonians. METHOD: 301 healthy unrelated individuals and 75 patients with pulmonary TB were studied. Cytokine genotyping was performed by PCR with sequence-specific priming (PCR-SSP) (Heidelberg kit). RESULTS: TNF-alpha-238/G, IL-1R psti1970/C, IL-1beta + 3962/T:T,...
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