Inflammatory and immunogenetic markers in correlation with pulmonary tuberculosis

OBJECTIVE: To describe serum levels of the cytokines IL-10, TNF-α, and IFN-γ, as well as polymorphisms in the genes involved in their transcription, and their association with markers of the acute inflammatory response in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.METHODS: This was a descriptive, longitud...

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Main Authors: Beatriz Lima Alezio Muller, Daniela Maria de Paula Ramalho, Paula Fernanda Gonçalves dos Santos, Eliene Denites Duarte Mesquita, Afranio Lineu Kritski, Martha Maria Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2013-12-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132013000600719&lng=en&tlng=en