Influence of vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D receptor polymorphisms on tuberculosis among Gujarati Asians in west London: A case-control study

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Volumn 355, Issue 9204, 2000, Pages 618-621

  Wilkinson, Robert J ^a,b   Llewelyn, Martin ^b   Toossi, Zahra ^a   Patel, Punita ^b   Pasvol, Geoffrey ^b   Lalvani, Ajit ^c   Wright, Dennis ^b   Latif, Mohammed ^b   Davidson, Robert N ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIFEDIOL; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0034685157     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)02301-6     Document Type: Article

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