The immunogenetics of tuberculosis (TB) susceptibility

CAA Ndong Sima, D Smith, DC Petersen, H Schurz… - Immunogenetics, 2023 - Springer
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), remains the leading cause
of death due to a single bacterial agent, with approximately 10.6 million people developing …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the Influence of VDR Genetic Variants TaqI, ApaI, and FokI on COVID-19 Severity and Long-COVID-19 Symptoms

G Alhammadin, Y Jarrar, A Madani, SJ Lee - Journal of Personalized …, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is increasing evidence regarding the importance of vitamin D in the prognosis of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Genetic variants in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) …

Nutrigenomics: SNPs correlated to vitamins' deficiencies

C Micheletti, G Madeo, A Macchia… - La Clinica …, 2023 - clinicaterapeutica.it
Nutrients can influence the physiological processes in the body by interacting with molecular
systems. Including nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics, nutritional genomics focuses on how …

Differential NRAMP1gene's D543N genotype frequency: Increased risk of contracting tuberculosis among Venezuelan populations

Z Araujo, M Camargo, DAM Pérez, A Wide… - Human Immunology, 2023 - Elsevier
NRAMP1 and VDR gene polymorphisms have been variably associated with susceptibility
to tuberculosis (TB) amongst populations having different genetic background. NRAMP1 …

Reassessing the association of VDR and its polymorphisms with tuberculosis in global populations.

D Das, G Chaubey - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Background: Vitamin D is a hormone that regulates the calcium homeostasis of the body.
Besides this classical function, it is also regarded as an important immunomodulator. Most …

Vitamin D receptor genetic polymorphisms in severe and recurrent tuberculosis in children

I Shah, NS Shetty, P Chigari, V Pradhan… - Indian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aim To analyze the genetic polymorphisms of vitamin D receptor FokI, TaqI, ApaI and BsmI
gene polymorphisms in children with severe and recurrent tuberculosis (TB). Methods A …