Evaluation of TNF-alpha gene (G308A) and MBL2 gene codon 54 polymorphisms in Turkish patients with tuberculosis

Objective: MBL acts as a binding protein that enables uptake of mycobacteria into macrophages. And, TNF-alpha is an important cytokine that is involved in control of mycobacterial infections both in-vivo and in-vitro. A large number of genetic factors exerting susceptibility to tuberculosis has been...

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Main Authors: Esma Ceylan, Mutlu Karkucak, Hikmet Coban, Mehmet Karadag, Tahsin Yakut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034117300151

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