Concordance between IFNγ gene +874 A/T polymorphism and interferon-γ expression in a TB-endemic indigenous setting

Concordance between IFNγ gene +874 A/T polymorphism and interferon-γ expression in a TB-endemic indigenous setting

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) plays a crucial role in resistance to mycobacterial diseases; accordingly, variants of the gene encoding this cytokine may be associated with elevated risk of contracting pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). METHODS: Blood samples were collected from 135 Warao...

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Main Authors: Zaida Araujo, Andrea Palacios, Rubén Biomon, Bruno Rivas-Santiago, Carmen Judith Serrano, Leonor Enciso-Moreno, Juan Ernesto López-Ramos, Albina Wide, Juan Carlos Jiménez, Carlos Fernández de Larrea, José Antonio Enciso-Moreno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Warao
TB
IFNG +874 A/T polymorphism
Genotype
Allele
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822017000200199&lng=en&tlng=en

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