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Association of CD209 and CD209L polymorphisms with tuberculosis infection in a Northeastern Brazilian population.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Aug 2014
da Silva Ronaldo Celerino, Segat Ludovica, da Cruz Heidi Lacerda Alves, Schindler Haiana Charifker, Montenegro Lilian Maria Lapa, Crovella Sergio, Guimarães Rafael Lima
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. So far, many candidate genes have been investigated for their possible association with TB. Dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule 3 (ICAM-3) grabbing non-integrin (DC-SIGN) and Liver/lymph node-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-grabbing non-integrin (L-SIGN), encoded by CD209 and...
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