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Polymorphisms of the NRAMP1 gene: distribution and susceptibility to the development of pulmonary tuberculosis in the Greek population.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 1 Jan 2011
Stagas Marios K, Papaetis Georgios S, Orphanidou Dora, Kostopoulos Charalambos, Syriou Stavroula, Reczko Martin, Drakoulis Nikolaos
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BACKGROUND: Ample evidence suggests that host genetic factors affect human susceptibility to tuberculosis. The natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 (NRAMP1) gene seems to play a role in the pathophysiology of a number of intracellular infections, including mycobacteria. A case-contr...
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