Age- and gender-specific effects on NRAMP1 gene polymorphisms and risk of the development of active tuberculosis in Tunisian populations | Zendy

Walid Ben-Selma | Zendy; Hedi Harizi | Zendy; Mahmoud Letaief | Zendy; Jalel Boukadida | Zendy

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Age- and gender-specific effects on NRAMP1 gene polymorphisms and risk of the development of active tuberculosis in Tunisian populations

Author(s) -

Walid Ben-Selma,

Hedi Harizi,

Mahmoud Letaief,

Jalel Boukadida

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.11.016

Subject(s) - genotype , odds ratio , medicine , confidence interval , haplotype , tuberculosis , gastroenterology , restriction fragment length polymorphism , polymorphism (computer science) , immunology , genetics , gene , biology , pathology

Studies that have assessed NRAMP1 polymorphisms and their association with susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB) in humans have yielded conflicting results. In this study, we evaluated the association between NRAMP1 gene polymorphisms and the risk of the development of active TB in Tunisian populations.

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