The NRAMPI, VDR and TNF-α gene polymorphisms in Iranian tuberculosis patients: the study on host susceptibility

The natural resistance-associated macrophage protein (NRAMP1), Vitamin-D receptor (VDR) and Tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) have been associated in susceptibility to tuberculosis, but the results have been inconsistent. This study aimed to determine the association of NRAMP1, VDR, and TNF-á variant wi...

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Main Authors: Muayad Merza, Parissa Farnia, Sabar Anoosheh, Mohammed Varahram, Mehdi Kazampour, Omid Pajand, Shima Saeif, Mehdi Mirsaeidi, Mohammad Reza Masjedi, Ali Akbar Velayati, Sven Hoffner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
VDR
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000400002&lng=en&tlng=en