Article
Association Analysis of Interleukin-17 Gene Polymorphisms with the Risk Susceptibility to Tuberculosis.
Lung - 1 Jun 2016
Zhao Jian, Wen Cen, Li Ming
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recently, many institutions have investigated the associations of interleukin-17 (IL17) polymorphisms with tuberculosis (TB) susceptibility, while those results are inconsistent. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to comprehensively assess whether IL17A rs22275913, IL17F rs763780, and IL17A rs3748067 polymorphisms are correlated with TB risk. METHODS: Electronic bibliographic databases were searched...
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