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No association of IFNG+874T/A SNP and NOS2A-954G/C SNP variants with nitric oxide radical serum levels or susceptibility to tuberculosis in a Brazilian population subset.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2013
Leandro Ana Cristina C S, Rocha Márcia Andrade, Lamoglia-Souza Andreia, VandeBerg John L, Rolla Valeria Cavalcanti, Bonecini-Almeida Maria da Gloria
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most common infectious diseases in the world. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection leads to pulmonary active disease in approximately 5-10% of exposed individuals. Both bacteria- and host-related characteristics influence latent infection and disease. Host genetic predisposition to develop TB may involve multiple genes and their polymorphisms. It was reported previously that...
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