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Association of IL4RA and IL-8 polymorphism in predicting susceptibility to tuberculosis.
Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace - 10 Aug 2023
K Jyothish, Joshi Jawahar Lal, Kansal Heena, Chopra Vishal, Garg Kranti, Girdhar Nidhi, Sharma Karan, Deshwal Rishabh, Sharma Siddharth
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes an infectious bacterial disease frequently affecting the lungs. With two fatalities from tuberculosis (TB) occurring every three minutes, India has the highest disease burden. The etiology of TB has been linked to IL-8 and IL-4RA. Thus, the impact of the IL4RAQ576R and IL8 gene polymorphisms on TB susceptibility was assessed. 301 healthy and 301 TB patients participated in a...
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