Polymorphisms in IL-1β, vitamin D receptor <it>Fok</it>1, and Toll-like receptor 2 are associated with extrapulmonary tuberculosis

• Main Authors: Holland Steven M (Author), Levy Shawn (Author), Oki Noffisat O (Author), Antas Paulo RZ (Author), Motsinger-Reif Alison A (Author), Sterling Timothy R (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Human genetic variants may affect tuberculosis susceptibility, but the immunologic correlates of the genetic variants identified are often unclear.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We conducted a pilot case-control study...