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A case-control study on correlation between the single nucleotide polymorphism of CLEC4E and the susceptibility to tuberculosis among Han people in Western China.
BMC infectious diseases - 10 Aug 2021
Zhou Wenjing, Wu Lijuan, Song Jiajia, Jiao Lin, Zhou Yi, Zhou Juan, Wang Nian, Liu Tangyuheng, Zhao Zhenzhen, Bai Hao, Wu Tao, Ying Binwu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Western China. Preclinical studies have suggested the protective effect of the C-type lectin receptor of family 4 member E (CLEC4E) from TB. Herein, we investigated the association between CLEC4E gene variants and TB susceptibility in a western Chinese Han population. METHODS: We genotyped four single nucleotide polymorphisms...
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