Interleukin 1α and 1β gene variations are associated with tuberculosis in silica exposed subjects.

Kaio Cezar Rodrigues SalumMarcos Cesar Santos de CastroValéria Barbosa MoreiraAngela Santos Ferreira NaniFabiana Barzotto Kohlrausch

Published in: American journal of industrial medicine (2019)

These preliminary results demonstrate that the IL1A and IL1B gene variations may contribute to some extent to susceptibility to Tb, but not silicosis. However, additional studies are still needed to confirm these results.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
copy number
genome wide
genome wide identification
pulmonary tuberculosis
emergency department
hiv aids
case control
hepatitis c virus
electronic health record