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Interleukin-17 A and F gene polymorphisms affect the risk of tuberculosis: An updated meta-analysis.
The Indian journal of tuberculosis - 1 Jul 2018
Eskandari-Nasab Ebrahim, Moghadampour Mehdi, Tahmasebi Arezoo, Asadi-Saghandi Abolghasem
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cytokines are fundamental elements in mediating and stimulating the immune response against tuberculosis (TB). Growing evidence indicated that polymorphisms in the interleukin-17 (IL-17) A and F genes are implicated in TB. OBJECTIVES: This meta-analysis was aimed to re-evaluate and update the relationship between IL-17A rs2275913 G/A and IL17F rs763780 T/C polymorphisms and TB risk. METHODS: Using...
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