Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms in Susceptibility to Tuberculosis in the Kazakh Population in Almaty and Almaty Area
Introduction: Vitamin D receptor (VDR) plays an important role in activating the immune response against various infectious agents. It is known that the active metabolite of ligand receptor Vitamin D (1,25 – dihydroxyvitamin D) is encoded by VDR and helps mononuclear phagocytes to suppress the intra...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2014-01-01
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Series: | Central Asian Journal of Global Health |
Online Access: | http://cajgh.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/cajgh/article/view/102 |