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CCR5 Promoter Polymorphisms Associated With Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Chinese Han Population.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2020
Liu Shuyuan, Liu Nannan, Wang Hui, Zhang Xinwen, Yao Yufeng, Zhang Shuqiong, Shi Li
Abstract excerpt
Background: Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a major public health concern. Chemokines and their receptors, such as RANTES, CXCR3, and CCR5, have been reported to play important roles in cell activation and migration in immune responses against TB infection. Methods: To understand the correlations involving CCR5 gene variations, M. tuberculosis infection, and TB...
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