Association between Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms and Response to Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Daniel Roth,
Giselle Soto,
Fanny Arenas,
Christian T. Bautista,
Jaime Ortiz,
Richard Rodríguez,
Lilia Cabrera,
Robert H. Gilman
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/423212
Subject(s) - foki , calcitriol receptor , taqi , sputum culture , tuberculosis , genotype , sputum , medicine , immunology , case control study , mycobacterium tuberculosis , gastroenterology , vitamin d and neurology , biology , polymorphism (computer science) , genetics , gene , pathology
Polymorphisms in the gene that encodes the vitamin D receptor (VDR) may influence the host response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
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