Polymorphisms in IL-1β, vitamin D receptor <it>Fok</it>1, and Toll-like receptor 2 are associated with extrapulmonary tuberculosis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Human genetic variants may affect tuberculosis susceptibility, but the immunologic correlates of the genetic variants identified are often unclear.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We conducted a pilot case-control study...

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Main Authors: Holland Steven M, Levy Shawn, Oki Noffisat O, Antas Paulo RZ, Motsinger-Reif Alison A, Sterling Timothy R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/11/37