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Relationship of HLA-DRB1 gene polymorphism with susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis: updated meta-analysis.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Jul 2015
Li C-P, Zhou Y, Xiang X, Zhou Y, He M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Studies indicate that human leukocyte antigen (HLA) gene polymorphisms are implicated in the risk of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). However, research findings are contradictory. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between HLA-DRB1 alleles and PTB risk using a meta-analysis on case-control studies. METHODS: We searched for relevant studies in the PubMed and EMBASE databases. We used fixed-effects or...
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