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Association between toll-like receptors 9 (TLR9) gene polymorphism and risk of pulmonary tuberculosis: meta-analysis.
BMC pulmonary medicine - 8 May 2015
Chen Zhi, Wang Wei, Liang Jianqin, Wang Jinhe, Feng Shisheng, Zhang Guangyu
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies indicated that the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TLR9 gene might be associated with Tuberculosis (TB) risk. However, the results are inconsistent and inconclusive. METHODS: 1745 articles from four databases were involved in our study. A meta-analysis on the associations between the seven polymorphisms and TB risk was carried out by comparison using different genetic...
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