Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism and Vitamin D Plasma Concentration: Correlation with Susceptibility to Tuberculosis

• Main Authors: Jalil Rashedi (Author), Mohammad Asgharzadeh (Author), Seyyed Reza Moaddab (Author), Leyla Sahebi (Author), Majid Khalili (Author), Mohammad Mazani (Author), Jalal Abdolalizadeh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: It is estimated that one third of the world's population were infected with M. tuberculosis, but only 10% of them have developed in to disease form. This subject refers to differences in host immune system activity against the tuberculosis. Vitamin D and its receptor (VDR) are importan...