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Identification of a novel IRGM promoter single nucleotide polymorphism associated with tuberculosis.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 11 Nov 2010
Che Nanying, Li Song, Gao Tiejie, Zhang Zhiguo, Han Yuefei, Zhang Xuxia, Sun Yong, Liu Yi, Sun Zhaogang, Zhang Jianyuan, Ren Weicong, Tian Miao, Li Yan, Li Wensheng, Cheng Jun, Li Chuanyou
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BACKGROUND: Human immunity-related GTPase M (IRGM) is found to play an important role in defense against intracellular pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis in vitro by regulating autophagy. To verify whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the promoter region of IRGM gene are associated...
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