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Major histocompatibility complex class III (C2, C4, factor B) and C3 gene variants in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.
Human immunology - 1 Feb 2011
Senbagavalli Prakash, Kumar Neeraj, Kaur Gurvinder, Mehra Narinder K, Geetha S T, Ramanathan Vadakkuppattu D
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The complement system is an integral part of the host immune system and plays an immunoregulatory role at the interface of innate and acquired immune responses. Limited data are available on the influence of variations in complement genes in infectious diseases such as pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). The aim of this study was to investigate the role of genetic variations in complement system components C2, C4, BF,...
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