Abstract:Background Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death caused by single pathogenic microorganism of mycobacterium tuberculosis(MTB). The study aims to explore the associations of microRNA (miRNA) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with pulmonary TB (PTB) risk. Methods A population-based case-control study was conducted, and 168 newly diagnosed smear-positive PTB cases and 251 non-TB controls were recruited. SNPs located within miR-27a (rs895819), miR-423 (rs6505162), miR-196a-2 (rs11614913), miR-146a (… Show more
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