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Interleukin-37 gene polymorphism and susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis among Iraqi patients.
The Indian journal of tuberculosis - 1 Apr 2022
Ali Zainab A, Mankhi Ahmed A, Ad'hiah Ali H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Control of tuberculosis (TB) depends on a balance between host's immune factors and bacterial evasion strategies. Interleukin-37 (IL-37) is among the immunomodulatory factors that have been proposed to influence susceptibility to tuberculosis. METHODS: A case-control study was conducted on 105 patients with pulmonary TB (37 active, 41 multi-drug resistant and 27 relapse) and 79 healthy controls to...
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