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[Determination of the cytokine gene polymorphism and genetic susceptibility in tuberculosis patients].
Mikrobiyoloji bulteni - 1 Apr 2013
Ulger Mahmut, Emekdaş Gürol, Aslan Gönül, Taş Dilaver, Ilvan Ahmet, Tezcan Seda, Calıkoğlu Mukadder, Erdal M Emin, Kartaloğlu Zafer
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis (TB) is a complicated disease in which biological, socioeconomical and environmental factors play role. Since only 10% of the individuals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis develop active disease, it has been suggested that host genetic factors may influence the risk for the development of TB. In this study, we aimed to investigate the presence and role of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the...
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