Open AccessPolymorphisms in the Gene That Encodes the Iron Transport Protein Ferroportin 1 Influence Susceptibility to Tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Meghan A. Baker,
Douglas Wilson,
Kristina Wallengren,
Andreas Sandgren,
Oleg Iartchouk,
Nisha Broodie,
Sunali Goonesekera,
Pardis C. Sabeti,
Megan Murray
Publication year - 2012
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 - 10.1093/infdis/jis026
Subject(s) - single nucleotide polymorphism , tuberculosis , snp , genetics , gene , biology , genotype , medicine , pathology
We studied the association between iron intake and polymorphisms in the iron transporter gene SLC40A1 and the risk of tuberculosis.
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