Expression of vitamin D receptor (VDR) and VDR target genes in an African and Caucasian population: the impact of vitamin D and mycobacterial elicitation.

Furaha Florence Asani

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Expression of vitamin D receptor (VDR) and VDR target genes in an African and Caucasian population: the impact of vitamin D and mycobacterial elicitation.

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Expression of vitamin D receptor (VDR) and VDR target genes in an African and Caucasian population: the impact of vitamin D and mycobacterial elicitation.

Furaha Florence Asani

Master of Science (MSc), University of Johannesburg

14/01/2014

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https://hdl.handle.net/10210/8793

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Vitamin D receptors

Epigenetics

Genetic toxicology

Cytology

M.Sc. (Biochemistry) Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that worldwide, is more prevalent in Africans compared to Caucasians. TB also affects males to a greater extent than females. Genetic associations between VDR sequence variants and TB is often inconsistent across different populations. Epigenetic and environmental factors, as well as ethnicity may confound associations found between VDR and TB...

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Title: Expression of vitamin D receptor (VDR) and VDR target genes in an African and Caucasian population: the impact of vitamin D and mycobacterial elicitation.
Creators - without role: Furaha Florence Asani
Awarding Institution: University of Johannesburg; Master of Science (MSc)
Theses and Dissertations: Master of Science (MSc), University of Johannesburg
Identifiers: 9912300007691
Copyright: University of Johannesburg
Academic Unit: University of Johannesburg; Department of Biochemistry
Resource Type: Thesis