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Association of rs12722 COL5A1 with Pulmonary Tuberculosis infection: a preliminary case-control study in a Kazakhstani population
2019-10-11
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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Background</h4> Lung cavitation is the classic hallmark of TB, which facilitates the disease development and transmission. It involves the degradation of lung parenchyma which is mainly made up of collagen fibers by metalloproteinases (MMPs) produced by activated monocyte-derived cells, neutrophils and stromal cells. <h4>Objective</h4> The following population-based preliminary case-control s...
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- Literature Corpus work
- b3ecb7f5-e815-577b-a60b-2aa5345a275c
- DOI
- 10.1101/19008995
