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Impact of TNF -308 G>A (rs1800629) gene polymorphism in modulation of leprosy risk: a reappraise meta-analysis of 14 case-control studies.
Bioscience reports - 31 Oct 2017
Areeshi Mohammed Y, Mandal Raju K, Dar Sajad A, Jawed Arshad, Wahid Mohd, Lohani Mohtashim, Panda Aditya K, Mishra Bhartendu N, Akhter Naseem, Haque Shafiul
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Earlier studies have shown that tumor necrosis factor (TNF) -308 G>A (rs1800629) gene polymorphism is implicated in the susceptibility to leprosy, but results were inconsistent. METHODS: A meta-analysis of 14 studies involving 3327 leprosy cases and 3203 controls was performed to appraise the association of TNF -308 G>A polymorphism with leprosy using MEDLINE (PUBMED), EMBASE, and Google Scholar web...
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