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Interferon-gamma low producer genotype +5644 over presented in patients with focal brucellosis.
Pakistan journal of biological sciences : PJBS - 1 Nov 2010
Hedayatizadeh-Omran A, Rafiei A, Hajilooi M, Haghshenas M
Abstract excerpt
Genetic polymorphisms that affect production levels of certain cytokines may determine the risk, severity or protection in some infectious diseases like brucellosis. IFN-gamma plays a key role in the defense mechanism against brucella infection. This study aimed to determine the influence of the polymorphism within the +5644 position of IFN-gamma gene on the susceptibility to brucellosis. We investigated the...
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