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Investigation of genetic susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (VDR and IL10 genes) in a population with a high level of substructure in the Brazilian Amazon region.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Sept 2020
Silva C A, Fernandes D C R O, Braga A C O, Cavalcante G C, Sortica V A, Hutz M H, Leal D F V B, Fernades M R, Santana-da-Silva M N, Lopes Valente S E, Pastana L F, Pinto P D C, Costa G E, Ribeiro-Dos-Santos A, Santos S, Santos N P C
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OBJECTIVES: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious and contagious disease that has been very influential in human history and presents high rates of mortality. The objective of this study was to investigate the association of VDR, IL10, and SLC11A1 gene polymorphisms with susceptibility to the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. METHODS: A total of 135 patients with confirmed TB and 141 healthy...
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