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The variations of IL-23R are associated with susceptibility and severe clinical forms of pulmonary tuberculosis in Chinese Uygurs.
BMC infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2015
Jiang Daobin, Wubuli Atikaimu, Hu Xin, Ikramullah Syed, Maimaiti Abudoujilili, Zhang Wenbao, Wushouer Qimanguli
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) remains high among Chinese Uygurs (a long-dwelling ethnic minority in Xinjiang) in China and the variants in IL-23R likely contribute to individual's diversity in host response during infection. METHODS: A hospital based one to one matched case-control study was performed to assess the role of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and copy number variation (CNV) of...
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