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Fine mapping of genetic polymorphisms of pulmonary tuberculosis within chromosome 18q11.2 in the Chinese population: a case-control study.
BMC infectious diseases - 22 Oct 2011
Dai Yaoyao, Zhang Xia, Pan Hongqiu, Tang Shaowen, Shen Hongbing, Wang Jianming
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recently, one genome-wide association study identified a susceptibility locus of rs4331426 on chromosome 18q11.2 for tuberculosis in the African population. To validate the significance of this susceptibility locus in other areas, we conducted a case-control study in the Chinese population. METHODS: The present study consisted of 578 cases and 756 controls. The SNP rs4331426 and other six tag SNPs in...
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