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Association of IFNGR2 gene polymorphisms with pulmonary tuberculosis among the Vietnamese.
Human genetics - 1 May 2012
Hijikata Minako, Shojima Junko, Matsushita Ikumi, Tokunaga Katsushi, Ohashi Jun, Hang Nguyen T L, Horie Toru, Sakurada Shinsaku, Hoang Nguyen P, Thuong Pham H, Lien Luu T, Keicho Naoto
Abstract excerpt
Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) is a key molecule of T helper 1 (Th1)-immune response against tuberculosis (TB), and rare genetic defects of IFN-γ receptors cause disseminated mycobacterial infection. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether genetic polymorphisms found in the Th1-immune response genes play a role in TB. In our study, DNA samples were collected from two series of cases including 832 patients...
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