Vitamin D receptor (VDR) plays an important role in activating immune response against
various infectious agents. This study was aimed to investigate the association between VDR …

Purpose: It is estimated that one third of the world's population were infected with M.
tuberculosis, but only 10% of them have developed in to disease form. This subject refers to …

Background. Dengue patients present a range of symptoms: dengue fever (DF), dengue
hemorrhagic fever (DHF), and dengue shock syndrome (DSS). It is not clear whether this …

Functional immunological evidence supports the impact that the host genetic variability has
on the susceptibility to develop asymptomatic or symptomatic dengue infection. Children are …

Guangzhou has been the city most affected by the dengue virus (DENV) in China, with a
predominance of DENV serotype 1 (DENV‐1). Viral factors such as dengue serotype and …

Inconsistency of reported associations between the tumor necrosis factor-alpha-308 (TNFα-
308) polymorphism (rs1800629) and dengue virus infection prompted a meta-analysis, to …

Dengue viral infections are endemic or epidemic in virtually all tropical countries. Among
individuals infected with the dengue virus, severe dengue syndromes (ie, dengue …

Large case control gene association studies have been performed on cohorts of dengue
virus (DENV) infected patients identified in mainland Southeast Asia, South Asia and the …

Genes coding for human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II molecules and tumor necrosis
factor (TNF)-α are polymorphic and have been shown to influence susceptibility to infectious …

Dengue virus (DENV) is an emerging mosquito-borne pathogen that produces significant
morbidity worldwide resulting in an estimated 50–100 million infections annually. DENV …