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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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Autores principales: Larcombe, Linda, Mookherjee, Neeloffer, Slater, Joyce, Slivinski, Caroline, Dantouze, Joe, Singer, Matthew, Whaley, Chris, Denechezhe, Lizette, Matyas, Sara, Decter, Kate, Turner-Brannen, Emily, Ramsey, Clare, Nickerson, Peter, Orr, Pamela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4543449/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26294193
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v74.28952