Polymorphism in the EREG gene confers susceptibility to tuberculosis

• Main Authors: Wen Cao (Author), Liu-lin Luo (Author), Wei-wei Chen (Author), Li Liang (Author), Ran-ran Zhang (Author), Yan-lin Zhao (Author), Jin Chen (Author), Jun Yue (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Host genetic factors affect the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection as well as the progression of the disease. Epiregulin (EREG) belongs to the epidermal growth factor (EGF) family, which binds to the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) to regulate t...