Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and sputum conversion time in pulmonary tuberculosis patients.

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Published in Tuberculosis (Edinb) on April 20, 2007

Authors

C Babb1, L van der Merwe, N Beyers, C Pheiffer, G Walzl, K Duncan, P van Helden, E G Hoal

Author Affiliations

1: Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence in Biomedical Tuberculosis Research and MRC Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa.

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