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SUBMITTER: Jiang D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4665827 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jiang Daobin D Wubuli Atikaimu A Hu Xin X Ikramullah Syed S Maimaiti Abudoujilili A Zhang Wenbao W Wushouer Qimanguli Q
BMC infectious diseases 20151201
<h4>Background</h4>The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) remains high among Chinese Uygurs (a long-dwelling ethnic minority in Xinjiang) in China and the variants in IL-23R likely contribute to individual's diversity in host response during infection.<h4>Methods</h4>A hospital based one to one matched case-control study was performed to assess the role of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and copy number variation (CNV) of IL-23R in susceptibility and clinical features of pulmonary TB in Chine ...[more]