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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor -173 G/C polymorphism is associated with an increased risk of pulmonary tuberculosis in Zahedan, Southeast Iran.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
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| Author | Hashemi, Mohammad Sharifi-Mood, Batool Rasouli, Azam Amininia, Shadi Naderi, Mohammad Taheri, Mohsen |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) has an important role in controlling infection. The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible association between MIF -173 G/C functional polymorphism and pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in an Iranian population from Zahedan Southeast Iran. This case-control study was done on 161 PTB and 142 healthy subjects. Genomic DNA was extracted from all participants by salting out method. The MIF -173 G/C variant was genotyped using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). The finding showed that the MIF -173 G/C polymorphism increased the risk of PTB in codominant (OR=1.76, 95 % CI=1.05-2.95, p=0.038, GC vs GG) and dominant (OR=1.78, 95 % CI=1.09-2.91, p=0.027, GC+CC vs GG) tested inheritance models. Furthermore, the minor allele frequency (MAF) increased the risk of PTB in comparison with G allele (OR=1.63, 95 % CI=1.07-2.48, p=0.028). In conclusion, the present study provides evidence that -173 G/C polymorphism may increase the risk of PTB. |
| Journal | EXCLI Journal |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC4822305 |
| PubMed reference number | 27065766 |
| e-ISSN | 16112156 |
| DOI | 10.17179/excli2014-636 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors |
| Publisher Date | 2015-01-21 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) You are free to copy, distribute and transmit the work, provided the original author and source are credited. Copyright © 2015 Hashemi et al. |
| Subject Keyword | tuberculosis macrophage migration inhibitory factor MIF polymorphism |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Drug Discovery Pharmacology Animal Science and Zoology Molecular Medicine |