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The association of interferon-gamma, interleukin-4 and interleukin-17 single-nucleotide polymorphisms with susceptibility to tuberculosis.
APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica - 1 Mar 2018
Mansouri Fatemeh, Heydarzadeh Rasoul, Yousefi Saber
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Susceptibility to tuberculosis and progression of the disease depend on interactions between the bacterial agent, host immune system, and environmental and genetic factors. In this case-controlled study, we aimed to determine the role of single-nucleotide polymorphisms of interferon-gamma, interleukin-4 and interleukin-17 in susceptibility to tuberculosis. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood samples...
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