Evaluating the Association between TaqI Variant of Vitamin D Receptor Gene and Susceptibility to Tuberculosis: A Meta-analysis

OBJECTIVES: Vitamin D has been shown to hamper the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in macrophages. The actions of vitamin D are exerted through a vitamin D receptor (VDR). The genetic variant TaqI of VDR has been implicated in tuberculosis (TB) risk in several case-control studies. However, the...

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Autores principales: Areeshi, Mohammed Y., Mandal, Raju K., Akhter, Naseem, Panda, Aditya K., Haque, Shafiul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4170554/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25253922
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-6580.139791

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4170554/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25253922
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-6580.139791

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