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SNP rs4331426 in 18q11.2 is associated with susceptibility to tuberculosis among female Han Taiwanese.
Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi - 1 Jun 2016
Lee Shih-Wei, Lin Chia-Yin, Chuang Tzu-Yi, Huang Hsiu-Han, Kao Yung-Hsi, Wu Lawrence Shih-Hsin
Abstract excerpt
A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs4331426 located in a gene-poor region on chromosome 18q11.2 has been associated with tuberculosis (TB) by genome-wide association studies in Ghana and Gambia. In this study, we analyzed the SNP rs4331426 for its association with the risk of TB in the Taiwanese population. The SNP rs4331426 was genotyped in a case-control design that included 377 Han Taiwanese (200 TB...
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