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Vitamin D receptor gene associations with pulmonary tuberculosis in a Tibetan Chinese population

BACKGROUND: The vitamin D receptor (VDR) mediates the immunological function of vitamin D3, which activates macrophages, and vitamin D deficiency has been linked to tuberculosis risk. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in VDR may influence the function of vitamin D and susceptibility to tubercul...

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Autores principales: Hu, Qunying, Chen, Zhengshuai, Liang, Guinian, Mo, Fangping, Zhang, Hengxun, Xu, Shilin, Wang, Yuhe, Kang, Longli, Jin, Tianbo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5011340/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27595605
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1699-4