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Footprints of genetic susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis: cytokine gene variants in north Indians.
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 May 2012
Bose Mridula, Jha Pankaj
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Tuberculosis is (TB) responsible for high morbidity and mortality worldwide. Cytokines play a major role in defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Polymorphisms in the genes encoding the various pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines have been associated with tuberculosis susceptibility. In this study we examined association of 25 sequence polymorphisms in six candidate...
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