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Association of IL-37 gene polymorphisms with susceptibility to tuberculosis in Saudi subjects.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 Nov 2016
Allam Gamal, Mohamed Imad A A, Alswat Khaled A, Abbadi Said H, Nassif Raad, Alharthi Bader J, Nasr Amre
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most common infectious diseases worldwide. IL-37, a novel member of the IL-1 family, has anti-inflammatory activity. Various cytokine genes polymorphisms are reportedly associated with susceptibility to TB infection. However, an association between genetic variations in the IL-37 gene and susceptibility to TB infection has not been investigated. The aim of this case-control study...
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