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SUBMITTER: Wang X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6418356 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Xue X Cao Xudong X Zhang Wanjiang W Zhang Le L Lu Lijun L Li Xinyue X El-Ashram Saeed S Wu Jiangdong J Chen Chuangfu C
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine 20190101 3
<h4>Background</h4>Tuberculosis (TB) is the second-leading cause of death globally. Genetic polymorphisms in human leukocyte antigens (HLA)-DQB2, HLA-DPA1, and HLA-DPB1 may partly explain individual differences in TB susceptibility.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a hospital-based case-control study to assess the genetic influence of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the HLA (HLA-DPA, HLA-DPB, and HLA-DQB) on the development of TB. There were 248 TB-infected cases and 340 healthy controls in ...[more]