Vitamin D, serum 25(OH)D, LL-37 and polymorphisms in a Canadian First Nation population with endemic tuberculosis

Vitamin D, serum 25(OH)D, LL-37 and polymorphisms in a Canadian First Nation population with endemic tuberculosis

Background: Canadian First Nation populations have experienced endemic and epidemic tuberculosis (TB) for decades. Vitamin D–mediated induction of the host defence peptide LL-37 is known to enhance control of pathogens such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Objective: Evaluate associations between seru...

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Main Authors: Linda Larcombe, Neeloffer Mookherjee, Joyce Slater, Caroline Slivinski, Joe Dantouze, Matthew Singer, Chris Whaley, Lizette Denechezhe, Sara Matyas, Kate Decter, Emily Turner-Brannen, Clare Ramsey, Peter Nickerson, Pamela Orr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-08-01
Series:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Subjects:
vitamin D
indigenous
genetics
cathelicidin (LL-37)
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.circumpolarhealthjournal.net/index.php/ijch/article/view/28952/pdf_40

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