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IL-10 -1082 A>G (rs1800896) polymorphism confers susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis in Caucasians but not in Asians and Africans: a meta-analysis.
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
BACKGROUND: Earlier studies have shown that interlukin-10 (IL-10) -1082 A>G gene polymorphism is implicated in susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), but their results are inconsistent and inconclusive. In the present study, a meta-analysis was performed to analyze the potential association between IL-10 -1082 A>G gene polymorphism and PTB susceptibility. METHODS: A quantitative synthesis was done using...
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