Association between TNF -308G/A polymorphism and susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis in the Lur population of Iran

Objective: To investigate whether tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) -238G/A and -308G/A polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in the Lur ethnic population of Iran. Methods: TNF polymorphisms genotyping was performed by polymerase chain reaction-restriction frag...

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Main Authors: Farhad Shahsavar, Ali Mohammad Varzi, Alireza Azargoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115002373