Environmental Control for Tuberculosis
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بررسی ارتباط پلیمورفیسمهای شایع ژن پذیرنده ویتامین (VDR) D با استعداد ابتلاء به سل ریوی
Background and Aim: In addition to exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), development of tuberculosis is influenced by environmental and host genetic factors, and clinical disease only occurs in less than 10% of the infected individuals. Vitamin D metabolism leads to activation of macrophages and restricts the intracellular growth of mycobacterium. This effect may be influenced by poly...
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