Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) develops by a complex combination of environmental,
immunological and socioeconomic factors and genetic susceptibility. The human leukocyte …

Objective As an update to other recent meta-analyses, the purpose of this study was to
explore whether interleukin-10 (IL-10) polymorphisms and their haplotypes contribute to …

Previous studies identified the functional polymorphism 1858C/T in the gene PTPN22 in
association with several autoimmune diseases and with resistance to tuberculosis (TB). This …

Mannose‐binding lectin is a central molecule of the innate immune system. Mannose‐
binding lectin 2 promoter polymorphisms and structural variants have been associated with …

Natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 (NRAMP1) gene is regarded to play an
important role in human vulnerability against various infections, including mycobacterial …

Background In meta-analyses of genetic association studies, ancestry and ethnicity are not
accurately investigated. Ethnicity is usually classified using conventional race/ethnic …

Background—The HLA-DRB1* 01 allele of the human leukocyte antigen has been
associated with acute coronary syndrome. Genome-wide association studies have revealed …

Vector-borne diseases account for 17% of the estimated global burden of all infectious
diseases. While malaria is still the deadliest vector-borne disease, dengue has become the …

Dengue is an acute viral disease whose clinical condition is related to the interaction of
factors related to the Dengue virus (DENV), environment and the host, with the immunity of …

The vitamin D receptor mediates the effect of vitamin D, which has received substantial
attention in its involvement in reducing the risk of tuberculosis (TB). This study sought to see …