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Associations of genetic variants within TYK2 with pulmonary tuberculosis among Chinese population.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine - 1 Feb 2024
Zhang Mingwu, Liu Zhengwei, Zhu Yelei, Wu Kunyang, Zhou Lin, Peng Ying, Pan Junhang, Chen Bin, Wang Xiaomeng, Chen Songhua
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is a common infectious disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and the present study aims to explore the associations of genetic variants within tyrosine kinases 2 (TYK2) with PTB incidence. METHODS: A population-based case control study including 168 smear-positive PTB cases and 251 controls was conducted. Five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) including...
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