ASSOCIATION OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS LINEAGES WITH IFN-Γ AND TNF-Α GENE POLYMORPHISMS AMONG PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS PATIENT

The six major lineages of Mycobacterium tuberculosis [MTB] are found to be strongly associated with specific geographical outbreaks. But whether these bacterial lineages influence the host genetic polymorphism is uncertain. The present study was designed to evaluate the relevance of strain diversity...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Varahram, Parissa Farnia, Mohammad Javad Nasiri, Mona Afraei Karahrudi, Mehdi Kazampour, Ali Akbar Velayati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2014-02-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/1378
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