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Common polymorphisms in the PKP3-SIGIRR-TMEM16J gene region are associated with susceptibility to tuberculosis.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Feb 2012
Horne David J, Randhawa April K, Chau Tran T H, Bang Nguyen D, Yen Nguyen T B, Farrar Jeremy J, Dunstan Sarah J, Hawn Thomas R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis has been associated with genetic variation in host immunity. We hypothesized that single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in SIGIRR, a negative regulator of Toll-like receptor/IL-1R signaling, are associated with susceptibility to tuberculosis. METHODS: We used a case-population study design in Vietnam with cases that had either tuberculous meningitis or pulmonary tuberculosis. We...
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