Lack of association of 1513 A/C polymorphism in P2X7 gene with susceptibility to pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis.

Introduction: Tuberculosis, is one of the a leading causes of death worldwide, is characterized by different clinical forms including: latent, localized pulmonary infection and extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Candidate gene association studies have implicated common polymophisms in genes that may influence the development of tuberculosis. This study, aimed to elucidate the role of P2X7 gene in 1513A/C polymorphism the etiopathogenesis of tuberculosis.

[Investigation of CCL1 rs159294 T/A gene polymorphism in pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients].

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to reveal whether CCL1 rs159294 T/A polymorphism in pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients pose a risk to catch tuberculosis or not.

Materials And Methods: In the study, peripheral blood samples from the control group, which includes 160 patients, who consulted to Fırat University Faculty of Medicine, Pulmonology Policlinic in Elazığ province and who were diagnosed with tuberculosis; and 160 healthy individuals, were taken and put into tubes containing EDTA. Each tube contained 2 cc blood samples.