Article
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 up...
Topics
- Asian People
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Interleukin-17
- Iran
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
- White People