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Evaluating the role of vitamin D receptor polymorphisms on susceptibility to tuberculosis among iranian patients: a case-control study.
Tuberkuloz ve toraks - 1 Jan 2010
Marashian Sayed Mehran, Farnia Parissa, Seyf Shima, Anoosheh Saber, Velayati Ali Akbar
Abstract excerpt
Many genetic studies recently have focused on HLA, VDR, NRAMP1, MBL, TNF-a, and their relationships with susceptibility to diseases such as pulmonary tuberculosis. Some studies showed predisposing and protective roles for VDR polymorphisms in pulmonary tuberculosis. Through a case-control study, blood samples were taken from tuberculosis case (n= 164) and control (n= 50) groups. DNA was extracted from white blood...
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