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Interleukin-18 promoter gene -607C/A polymorphism and tuberculosis risk: a meta-analysis.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Jan 2013
Li Dian-Dian, Jia Liu-Qun, Guo Shu-Jin, Shen Yong-Chun, Wen Fu-Qiang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Numerous studies have evaluated the association between interleukin-18 (IL-18) promoter gene -607C/ A (rs1946518) polymorphism and tuberculosis (TB) risk. However, the results remain apparently conflicting. The aim of this study was to investigate whether IL-18-607C/A polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to TB. METHODS: Publications addressing the association between the IL-18-607C/A...
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