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Association of polymorphisms of the transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP2) gene with pulmonary tuberculosis in an elderly Japanese population.
APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica - 1 Aug 2016
Thu Kaung Si, Sato Noriko, Ikeda Shinobu, Naka-Mieno Makiko, Arai Tomio, Mori Seijiro, Sawabe Motoji, Muramatsu Masaaki, Tanaka Masashi
Abstract excerpt
The transporter associated with antigen processing 2 (TAP2) gene is involved in the immunological response to tuberculosis (TB) infection. Variations in the TAP2 gene have been associated with TB infection in small population studies in India, Columbia, and Korea. We investigated the association of TAP2 polymorphisms with TB susceptibility in an elderly Japanese population. We analyzed samples from consecutive...
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