The effect of mannose binding lectin gene polymorphisms on susceptibility to tuberculosis in different ethnic groups |
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Authors: | El Sahly Hana M Reich Robert A Dou Shu Jun Musser James M Graviss Edward A |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. |
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Abstract: | In order to investigate the role of MBL gene polymorphisms in susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB) we genotyped 487 TB cases and 232 controls. Among African-American individuals, the frequency of B allele was lower among controls than cases (p < 0.01), but we found no differences between cases and controls of white and Hispanic ethnicity. |
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