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Genetic Polymorphisms of IL1B, IL6, and TNFα in a Chinese Han Population with Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2018
Wu Shouquan, Wang Yu, Zhang Miaomiao, Shrestha Saurav S, Wang Minggui, He Jian-Qing
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The factors that predispose to pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) are not fully understood. Previous studies have shown that cytokine gene polymorphisms were associated with PTB. OBJECTIVES: In this study, we have investigated the relationship between ILB, IL6, and TNFα polymorphisms and a predisposition to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection and PTB. METHODS: A total of 209 cases of PTB, 201...
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