Article
The dominant model analysis of Sirt3 genetic variants is associated with susceptibility to tuberculosis in a Chinese Han population.
Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG - 1 Sept 2020
Wu Tao, Jiao Lin, Bai Hao, Hu Xuejiao, Wang Minjin, Zhao Zhenzhen, Xue Hui, Ying Binwu
Abstract excerpt
Tuberculosis (TB) is a complex infectious disease caused by the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) which has coexisted with humanity since the Neolithic. Recent research indicated that SIRT3 plays a pivotal role in promoting the antimycobacterial response of mitochondria and autophagy during Mtb infection. A case-control study comprised 900 TB patients and 1534 healthy controls who were retrospectively...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
