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Cytokine gene polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to tuberculosis in an Amerindian population.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Aug 2014
Lindenau J D, Guimarães L S P, Friedrich D C, Hurtado A M, Hill K R, Salzano F M, Hutz M H
Abstract excerpt
SETTING: Cytokines play an important role in anti-tuberculosis immune response, combined with antigen-presenting cells and lymphocytes. Immune response gene polymorphisms have been reported to be associated with tuberculosis (TB) susceptibility in some but not all studies. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of immune response genes with susceptibility to tuberculin skin test (TST) reactivity and/or TB....
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