Cytokine Gene Polymorphisms across Tuberculosis Clinical Spectrum in Pakistani Patients
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Cytokine Gene Polymorphisms across Tuberculosis Clinical Spectrum in Pakistani Patients
BACKGROUND Pakistan ranks 7(th) globally in terms of tuberculosis (TB) disease burden (incidence 181/100000 pop./yr; prevalence of 329/pop./yr). Reports from different populations show variable associations of TB susceptibility and severity with cytokine gene polymorphisms. Tuberculosis clinical severity is multi-factorial and cytokines play a pivotal role in the modulation of disease severity....
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS ONE
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004778