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Association between HLA-DRB1 alleles and tuberculosis: a meta-analysis.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 3 Dec 2015
Chen B F, Wang R, Chen Y J, Zhu Y, Ding L, Wen Y F
Abstract excerpt
Although a number of studies have reported that human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DRB1 alleles may be correlated with tuberculosis (TB), most were based on small samples or inconsistent and unclear results. Here, we present a meta-analysis to investigate the relationship between HLA-DRB1 alleles and TB susceptibility. We gathered relevant information from published studies on the association between HLA‑DRB1 alleles...
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