Prague Med. Rep. 2012, 113, 16-22

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2015.33

Lack of Association between Interleukin-18 –607 C/A Gene Polymorphism and Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Zahedan, Southeast Iran

M. Taheri1,2, S. M. Hashemi-Shahri3, M. Hamzehnejadi3, M. Naderi3, A. Moazeni-Roodi3, G. Bahari4, Mohammad Hashemi1,4

1Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
2Department of Genetics, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
3Research Center for Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
4Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran

Received June 30, 2011
Accepted January 16, 2012

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