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Common polymorphisms in TLR4 gene associated with susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis in the Sudanese.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Jul 2012
Zaki H Y, Leung K H, Yiu W C, Gasmelseed N, Elwali N E M, Yip S P
Abstract excerpt
SETTING: Host genetic risk factors influence susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB). There is ample evidence supporting the involvement of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) in mycobacterial infection. OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between the TLR4 gene and TB susceptibility in the Sudanese population. DESIGN: A case-control study was conducted among 207 patients with pulmonary TB and 395 healthy controls. Ten tag...
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