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Association of TNF-α, IL-10 and IL-6 promoter polymorphisms in pulmonary tuberculosis patients and their household contacts of younger age group.
Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases - 1 Feb 2018
Joshi Lavanya, Chelluri Lakshmi Kiran, Valluri Vijayalakshmi, Gaddam Sumanlatha
Abstract excerpt
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of cytokine genes have been found to be involved in the clinical outcome of Tuberculosis. The present study was aimed to identify the high risk genotypes in Tuberculosis patients and their household contacts. A total of 490 subjects were studied which includes 150 active pulmonary tuberculosis patients (APTB), 190 household contacts (HHC) and 150 healthy controls (HC). The...
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