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25-Hydroxy Vitamin D, Vitamin D Receptor and Toll-like Receptor 2 Polymorphisms in Spinal Tuberculosis: A Case-Control Study.
Medicine - 1 Apr 2016
Panwar Ajay, Garg Ravindra Kumar, Malhotra Hardeep Singh, Jain Amita, Singh Arvind Kumar, Prakash Shantanu, Kumar Neeraj, Garg Rajiv, Mahdi Abbas Ali, Verma Rajesh, Sharma Praveen Kumar
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene abnormalities confer susceptibility to tuberculosis. Toll-like receptors (TLRs), such asTLR-2, are also important mediators of inflammatory response against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We evaluated serum vitamin D, and VDR and TLR-2 gene polymorphisms in patients with spinal tuberculosis.This study comprised of 3 groups: spinal tuberculosis, pulmonary...
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