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Association of interleukins genes polymorphisms with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Ukrainian population.
Pneumonologia i alergologia polska - 1 Jan 2016
Butov Dmytro O, Kuzhko Mykhaylo M, Makeeva Natalia I, Butova Tetyana S, Stepanenko Hanna L, Dudnyk Andrii B
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) is a significant health problem in some parts of the world. Three major cytokines involved in TB immunopathogenesis include IL-2, IL-4 and IL-10. The susceptibility to MDR TB may be genetically determined. The aim of the study was to assess the association of IL-2, IL-4, IL-10 gene polymorphisms with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) in Ukrainian...
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