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Association of leptin and leptin receptor genes variants and pulmonary tuberculosis susceptibility, clinical manifestations in a Chinese population.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Apr 2022
Li Hong-Miao, Wang Li-Jun, Tang Fei, Pan Hai-Feng, Zhang Tian-Ping
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BACKGROUND: The aim of our study was to investigate the association of leptin (LEP) gene (rs11761556, rs12706832, rs2167270), leptin receptor (LEPR) gene (rs1137100, rs1137101, rs1805096) variants and pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) susceptibility, as well as their several clinical manifestations, in a Chinese population. METHODS: This study included a cohort of 489 PTB patients and 489 healthy controls, and six...