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Tuberculosis risk-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms do not show association with leprosy in Chinese population.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Jun 2015
Wang Chuan, Wang Na, Yu Yongxiang, Yu Gongqi, Wang Zhenzhen, Fu Xi'an, Liu Hong, Zhang Furen
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Leprosy and tuberculosis (TB) are chronic granulomatous infectious diseases. As well as pathogen and environmental factors, host genetic factors make a substantial contribution to susceptibility to both diseases. More importantly, leprosy and TB also have pathogenic mechanisms and clinical features in common. In this study, the genetic association between leprosy and TB was investigated in a Chinese...
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