A case-control study on correlation between the single nucleotide polymorphism of CLEC4E and the susceptibility to tuberculosis among Han people in Western China

Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Western China. Preclinical studies have suggested the protective effect of the C-type lectin receptor of family 4 member E (CLEC4E) from TB. Herein, we investigated the association between CLEC4E gene va...

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Main Authors: Wenjing Zhou, Lijuan Wu, Jiajia Song, Lin Jiao, Yi Zhou, Juan Zhou, Nian Wang, Tangyuheng Liu, Zhenzhen Zhao, Hao Bai, Tao Wu, Binwu Ying
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06448-2