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CCL5 (RANTES) gene polymorphisms in pulmonary tuberculosis patients of south India.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Oct 2011
Selvaraj P, Alagarasu K, Singh B, Afsal K
Abstract excerpt
The chemokine CCL5 is known to play an important role in the formation of granuloma during infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Production of CCL5 is influenced by polymorphisms in the CCL5 gene. Hence, in the present study, we investigated whether polymorphisms in the promoter and intron regions of CCL5 gene are associated with susceptibility or resistance to pulmonary tuberculosis in south Indian...
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