OBJECTIVE: To explore the potential role of vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene and natural-
resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 (NRAMP1) gene polymorphisms in …

Background. To explore the potential role of natural‐resistance‐associated macrophage
protein 1 (NRAMP1) gene, vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene,(human leukocyte antigen,(HLA …

Objectives To investigate natural-resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 (NRAMP1),
mannose-binding lectin (MBL), vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms and their …

The natural resistance-associated macrophage protein (NRAMP1), Vitamin-D receptor
(VDR) and Tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) have been associated in susceptibility to …

Objective and background: Polymorphisms in the natural resistance‐associated
macrophage protein gene 1 (NRAMP1) and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)‐α gene have been …

SETTING: Korea University and the Korean Institute of Tuberculosis, Seoul, Korea.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether polymorphisms in the 3′ untranslated region (UTR) of …

SETTING: Nramp1 encoded by the NRAMP1 gene influences the phagolysosomal function
of alveolar macrophage against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Genetic polymorphisms of …

Several susceptibility-associated genetic polymorphisms have been proposed to explain
differential susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB) disease progression in different populations …

SETTING: National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. OBJECTIVE: To study the
variations in the NRAMP1 gene using five genotypes (274C/T, 577-18G/A, A318V, D543N …

The innate immune response drives early events in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
Since human genetic variation is an important determinant in the outcome of infection with …