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Association between the CD209 promoter -336A/G polymorphism and susceptibility to tuberculosis: a meta-analysis.
Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) - 1 Jul 2012
Miao Ruifen, Li Jiequan, Sun Zhaoping, Li Chen, Xu Fei
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Dendritic cell-specific intracellular adhesion molecule-3 grabbing nonintegrin (DC-SIGN), encoded by the CD209 gene, is a major Mycobacterium tuberculosis receptor on human dendritic cells. The potentially functional -336A/G polymorphism in the CD209 promoter region has been associated with susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB), but the results have been inconclusive. We performed a...
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