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A rare variant at 11p13 is associated with tuberculosis susceptibility in the Han Chinese population.
Scientific reports - 1 Apr 2016
Chen Cheng, Zhao Qi, Hu Yi, Shao Yan, Li Guoli, Zhu Limei, Lu Wei, Xu Biao
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have yet to be conducted for tuberculosis (TB) susceptibility in China. Two previously identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from tuberculosis GWASs, rs2057178 and rs4331426, were evaluated for TB predisposition. The associations between SNPs and gene expression levels were analyzed using the genomic data and corresponding whole-genome expression of the Han...
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