Association between Gc genotype and susceptibility to TB is dependent on vitamin D status

A. Martineau, A. C. Leandro, S. Anderson, S. Newton, K. Wilkinson, M. Nicol, S. Pienaar, K. Skolimowska, M. Rocha, V. Rolla, M. Levin, R. Davidson, S. Bremner, C. Griffiths, B. Eley, G. Bonecini-Almeida, R. Wilkinson (London, Harrow, United Kingdom; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Cape Town, South Africa)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Tuberculosis: from bench to bedside
Session: Tuberculosis: from bench to bedside
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 5177
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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A. Martineau, A. C. Leandro, S. Anderson, S. Newton, K. Wilkinson, M. Nicol, S. Pienaar, K. Skolimowska, M. Rocha, V. Rolla, M. Levin, R. Davidson, S. Bremner, C. Griffiths, B. Eley, G. Bonecini-Almeida, R. Wilkinson (London, Harrow, United Kingdom; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Cape Town, South Africa). Association between Gc genotype and susceptibility to TB is dependent on vitamin D status. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 5177

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