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Interferon-gamma gene polymorphism influences the frequency of a Chlamydia trachomatis cervical infection in young women.
International journal of STD & AIDS - 1 Nov 2015
Eleutério José, Teles Rosiane A, Linhares Iara M, Normand Neil, Witkin Steven S
Abstract excerpt
Cervicitis associated with Chlamydia trachomatis is frequent worldwide, but the factors determining susceptibility to infection remain incompletely determined. We evaluated whether a functional single nucleotide polymorphism at position +874 in the gene coding for interferon gamma (rs2430561) influenced the likelihood of having a cervical C. trachomatis infection. This was a cross-sectional study of 142...
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