TGF-β1 polymorphism in American tegumentary leishmaniasis in a Southern Brazilian population.
Fabiane Vieira Berg ShehadehRosiane Ribeiro Dos SantosLaiane Alzira Denski da SilvaWaldir Veríssimo da Silva JúniorRejane Ribas-SilvaAdriana Danmvolf RibasThaís Gomes Verzignassi SilveiraSueli Donizete BorelliSandra Mara Alessi AristidesPublished in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2019)
G/G genotype of codon 25 in TGF-β1 appeared to confer resistance, and G/C and C/C genotypes, susceptibility to TL in this population.