Health research with Manitoba First Nations. An investigation of gene variants affecting the Th17 immune pathway and the P2RX7 receptor.

Health research with Manitoba First Nations. An investigation of gene variants affecting the Th17 immune pathway and the P2RX7 receptor.

Introduction: Canadian First Nations experience a significantly higher rate of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection than non-Indigenous Canadians. Th17 cells are a subset of CD4+ T cells that are distinguished by their production of Interleukin-17A (IL-17A), an important cytokine for defense a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Semple, Catlin
Other Authors: Larcombe, Linda (Medical Microbiology)
Published: 2016
Subjects:
First Nations
Indigenous
Interleukin-17
Genetics
P2RX7
IFN-gamma receptor
Interleukin-23 receptor
Immunogenetics
Tuberculosis
Knowledge translation
Interleukin-17 receptor
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31848

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http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31848

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