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Differential NRAMP1gene's D543N genotype frequency: Increased risk of contracting tuberculosis among Venezuelan populations.
Human immunology - 1 Sept 2023
Araujo Zaida, Camargo Milena, Moreno Pérez Darwin A, Wide Albina, Pacheco Dailobivxon, Díaz Arévalo Diana, Celis Giraldo Carmen T, Salas Sandra, de Waard Jacobus H, Patarroyo Manuel A
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NRAMP1 and VDR gene polymorphisms have been variably associated with susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB) amongst populations having different genetic background. NRAMP1 and VDR gene variants' association with susceptibility to active infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) was analyzed in the Warao Amerindian population, an ethnic population from Venezuela's Orinoco delta region. Genomic DNA was extracted...
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