Association of TLR2 polymorphisms, Arg753Gln and Arg677Trp, with tuberculosis in Pakhtun population of Pakistan

Infect Genet Evol. 2020 Sep:83:104291. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104291. Epub 2020 Mar 30.

Authors

Rabia Fatima¹, Muhammad Usman¹, Rani Faryal²

Affiliations

¹ Departement of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
² Departement of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Electronic address: ranifaryal@gmail.com.

PMID: 32240801
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104291

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
BCG Vaccine / therapeutic use
Case-Control Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Gene Frequency
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pakistan / ethnology
Polymorphism, Genetic
Toll-Like Receptor 2 / genetics*
Tuberculosis / genetics*
Tuberculosis / prevention & control
Young Adult

Substances

BCG Vaccine
TLR2 protein, human
Toll-Like Receptor 2