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The association between BsmI variant of vitamin D receptor gene and susceptibility to tuberculosis.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Apr 2011
Ates O, Dolek B, Dalyan L, Musellim B, Ongen G, Topal-Sarikaya A
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene variants may play a key role in the susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB). We have investigated the association BsmI, TaqI, FokI polymorphisms in the VDR gene with susceptibility to tuberculosis. This study included 128 patients with TB (pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB) and 80 healthy subjects living in Istanbul, Turkey. Genetic polymorphisms were studied by polymerase chain reaction...
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